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.
* This question was phrased by the source as follows:"In how many languages can you read and write? This includes your mother tongue, meaning the first language(s) you learnt as a child."
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European Commission. (May 1, 2018). In how many languages can you read and write?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 10, 2024, 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 October 10, 2024. 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: October 10, 2024. 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 October 10, 2024)
In how many languages can you read and write?* [Graph], European Commission, May 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867442/knowlededge-of-other-languages-among-eu-youth/