In 2021, the participation rate of learning foreign languages in Japan among ten to 14 year olds reached 43.4 percent. That year, just over 40 percent of respondents aged between 15 and 19 years claimed to learn a foreign language.
Share of people learning foreign languages in Japan in 2021, by age group
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e-Stat (Japan). (August 31, 2022). Share of people learning foreign languages in Japan in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/752598/japan-participation-rate-in-learning-foreign-languages-by-age-group/
e-Stat (Japan). "Share of people learning foreign languages in Japan in 2021, by age group ." Chart. August 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752598/japan-participation-rate-in-learning-foreign-languages-by-age-group/
e-Stat (Japan). (2022). Share of people learning foreign languages in Japan in 2021, by age group . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752598/japan-participation-rate-in-learning-foreign-languages-by-age-group/
e-Stat (Japan). "Share of People Learning Foreign Languages in Japan in 2021, by Age Group ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752598/japan-participation-rate-in-learning-foreign-languages-by-age-group/
e-Stat (Japan), Share of people learning foreign languages in Japan in 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752598/japan-participation-rate-in-learning-foreign-languages-by-age-group/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Share of people learning foreign languages in Japan in 2021, by age group [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), August 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/752598/japan-participation-rate-in-learning-foreign-languages-by-age-group/