the charts below show the proportions of british students at one university in england who were able to speak other languages in addition to english, in 2000 and 2010

the charts below show the proportions of british students at one university in england who were able to speak other languages in addition to english, in 2000 and 2010
The two pie charts provide information about the percentages of British
pupils
who can speak different
languages
besides
English at a particular university in England in 2000 and 2010.
It is clear that
the majority of British
pupils
speak only Spanish in both years.
Moreover
, in 2010, the percentage of
pupils
who could not speak any other
languages
saw a decrease. At that time, more
students
could speak more than two other
languages
. Looking at the information in more detail, in 2000, the
students
who were Spanish
speakers
were 1.5 times as many as the
students
who could only speak English. As for French
speakers
and German
speakers
, the percentages of the former constituted 15%, and the latter
languages
accounted for 10%. Compared to 2000, 15% of
students
had the ability to speak two other
languages
in 2010.
While
French
speakers
and German
speakers
showed the same proportion of 10%, the
pupils
who could speak only Spanish remained the primary constituency at 35% of the total during the given period.
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  • proportions
  • British students
  • university
  • speaking other languages
  • language proficiency
  • overall trends
  • comparison
  • 2000
  • 2010
  • chart
  • data
  • percentage
  • significant
  • increase
  • decrease
  • noteworthy
  • comparative analysis
  • improvement
  • decline
  • conclusion
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