The given bar chart presents the percentage of European Secondary School Learning students a number of languages such as English, French, German, Spanish and Russian in the 1990,2000,2010
Overall, English was the most popular language throughout all the years, while Russian was the least studied. There was a general increase in the number of students learning English and Spanish, while the popularity of French decreased.
In 1990, around 60% of students studied English. This number increased gradually to 70% in 2000 and reached about 80% by 2010. French was the second most studied language in 1990 with 30%, but it declined to 20% in 2010. German also had a slight decrease, starting at around 15% and going down slightly over the period.
Spanish became more popular over time. In 1990, only about 10% of students studied it, but by 2010 this number rose to around 30%. Russian was the least popular language across all years, staying below 10%, with little change over the three decades.
In summary, English became increasingly dominant among students, while traditional languages like French and German lost popularity. Spanish gained more interest, and Russian remained the least studied.