This statistic describes the opinion of the Arab youth on the usage of English over Arabic on a daily basis in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2015 to 2017. During the 2017 survey period, a share of 68 percent of the respondents agreed that they used English more then Arabic on a daily basis.
Gulf cooperation council youth: Using English more then Arabic on a daily basis? *
* Original question was phased as follows:"How strongly do you agree or disagree with the statement? On a daily basis, I use English more than Arabic."
Research methodology can be found on page 6 of the report.
Respondents breakdown:
Algeria n= 200,
Bahrain n= 200,
Egypt n=300,
Iraq n=250,
Jordan n= 200,
Kuwait n= 200,
Lebanon n= 200,
Libya n= 200,
Morocco n= 200,
Oman n= 200,
Palestinian Territories n=150,
Qatar n= 200,
Saudi Arabia n=300,
Tunisia n= 200,
United Arab Emirates n=300,
Yemen n= 200.
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Asdaa Burson Marsteller . (May 23, 2017). Gulf cooperation council youth: Using English more then Arabic on a daily basis? * [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/736223/gcc-arab-youths-assessment-on-the-use-of-arabic-compared-to-english/
Asdaa Burson Marsteller . "Gulf cooperation council youth: Using English more then Arabic on a daily basis? *." Chart. May 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/736223/gcc-arab-youths-assessment-on-the-use-of-arabic-compared-to-english/
Asdaa Burson Marsteller . (2017). Gulf cooperation council youth: Using English more then Arabic on a daily basis? *. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/736223/gcc-arab-youths-assessment-on-the-use-of-arabic-compared-to-english/
Asdaa Burson Marsteller . "Gulf Cooperation Council Youth: Using English More Then Arabic on a Daily Basis? *." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/736223/gcc-arab-youths-assessment-on-the-use-of-arabic-compared-to-english/
Asdaa Burson Marsteller , Gulf cooperation council youth: Using English more then Arabic on a daily basis? * Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/736223/gcc-arab-youths-assessment-on-the-use-of-arabic-compared-to-english/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
