The bar charts demonstrate the ratio of students, who are native English speakers and studying a foreign language, broken down by their language of choice in 1984 and 2007
Overall, it is clearly seen that girls were more interested than boys in those courses. In addition, French was initially represented half of the total in 1984. Despite a significant decline in its proportion, French remained as the most popular language among all.
From 1984 to 2007, the proportions of girls and boys studying those languages declined. In 1984, nearly 49% and 30% of girls and boys respectively were engaged in such studies. Nevertheless in 2007, they declined to 40% and approximately 25%.
Altough overall interest for French, German, and Spanish dropped during the period, French was the most popular branch, surpassing others in both years. French accounted for 50% and approximately 25% in 1984 and 2007 respectively. This is followed by German and Spanish in order. Even though Spanish witnessed a significant rise, it was the least favoured language in both years.
