This statistic shows the results of a 2018 survey which asked young people in the European Union how many languages they could read or write in. According to the results of this survey, 43 percent of respondents said they could read and write in two languages, compared with only 10 percent who said they could read or write in more than three.
In how many languages can you read and write?*
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European Commission. (May 1, 2018). In how many languages can you read and write?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867442/knowlededge-of-other-languages-among-eu-youth/
European Commission. "In how many languages can you read and write?*." Chart. May 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867442/knowlededge-of-other-languages-among-eu-youth/
European Commission. (2018). In how many languages can you read and write?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867442/knowlededge-of-other-languages-among-eu-youth/
European Commission. "In How Many Languages Can You Read and Write?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867442/knowlededge-of-other-languages-among-eu-youth/
European Commission, In how many languages can you read and write?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867442/knowlededge-of-other-languages-among-eu-youth/ (last visited January 23, 2021)