Polish students are among those who most study foreign languages

Polish schoolchildren are among those who most study foreign languages at school in comparison to other European Union (EU) countries, a recent study by the EU statistics office Eurostat reveals. In 2014, 97.7% of Polish primary schoolchildren were learning at least one non-native language, a percentage that is higher than the European average of 83.7%.

In countries such as Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, Croatia, Italy and Austria, the percentage was similarly high. English was the most-spoken foreign language in Poland (94.8 %) ahead of German at 6.2%. Another of the study’s most significant findings was that over 80% of primary schoolchildren across the entire EU were studying at least one foreign language during the year in question. Only 5% were studying two or more. Once again, English was the most popular; some 17 million primary schoolchildren across Europe were studying this language.