In 2021, Canada had the most students learning English as a foreign language and accounted for 22 percent of the total worldwide. Second in the list was the United Kingdom, where 21 percent of students studying English as a foreign language were hosted. In 2021, student numbers remained low due to travel restrictions implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Distribution of students learning English as a foreign language in 2021, by country
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- Average cost of English language tuition per month 2015, by country
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StudyTravel. (November 20, 2022). Distribution of students learning English as a foreign language in 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/474420/english-language-students-share-per-country/
StudyTravel. "Distribution of students learning English as a foreign language in 2021, by country." Chart. November 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/474420/english-language-students-share-per-country/
StudyTravel. (2022). Distribution of students learning English as a foreign language in 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/474420/english-language-students-share-per-country/
StudyTravel. "Distribution of Students Learning English as a Foreign Language in 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/474420/english-language-students-share-per-country/
StudyTravel, Distribution of students learning English as a foreign language in 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/474420/english-language-students-share-per-country/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Distribution of students learning English as a foreign language in 2021, by country [Graph], StudyTravel, November 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/474420/english-language-students-share-per-country/