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Wednesday, 24.04.2024, 05:42
Lithuanian pupils study more foreign languages than European counterparts
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Around 17% of pupils study only one foreign language at secondary schools (5-12 grades) in Lithuania, compared to the EU rate of almost 39%, the 2014 results show.
All or almost all children study two foreign languages in Luxembourg (100%), Finland (98.5%), Italy (over 98%), Estonia (over 96%) and Romania (almost 96%. Fewer than 10% of children study two foreign languages in Hungary, Ireland and Austria.
Eurostat pays attention to the fact that some countries have several state languages.
English is the most popular foreign language in Lithuania, just like in all EU member states. Meanwhile, the Baltic states stand out in terms of the Russian language being the second most popular foreign language as almost 67% of children study Russian as a second foreign language.
In Estonia, almost 65% of children study Russian at schools, followed by Latvia (over 60%) and Bulgaria (almost 18%).
Across the EU, Russian is the fifth most popular foreign language as 2.7% of children study it. More popular languages include English (over 97%), French (almost 34%), German (around 23%) and Spanish (around 13%).
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