This is the language most Pakistanis want to learn
Hint: It is not English
An instructor points out mandarin characters on a whiteboard at a night class for people learning mandarin as a second language in Singapore September 1, 2009. PHOTO: REUTERS
English is the most popular language in the world to learn online, according to one of the world's biggest language websites.
According to language learning website, Duolingo, English is the first choice for users from 116 countries. However, in a surprising turn, French is the most popular language to learn in Pakistan.
Recently, the website used data from its 120 million users spread across 194 countries, to find out what languages they were learning.
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As the map below shows, English is the first choice while French has the second highest number of learners. Spanish comes in third and is followed by German.
Another map produced by the website shows the second most popular languages to learn across the world.
The map shows that the second most popular language to learn in Pakistan is German.
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Interestingly, the most learned language in Sweden is Swedish, which Duolingo suggests is due to high immigration. The same case can be seen in Norway where Norwegian is the second most popular language to learn and in the United States where English is the second most popular language to learn.
This article originally appeared on Independent.
According to language learning website, Duolingo, English is the first choice for users from 116 countries. However, in a surprising turn, French is the most popular language to learn in Pakistan.
Recently, the website used data from its 120 million users spread across 194 countries, to find out what languages they were learning.
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As the map below shows, English is the first choice while French has the second highest number of learners. Spanish comes in third and is followed by German.
Another map produced by the website shows the second most popular languages to learn across the world.
The map shows that the second most popular language to learn in Pakistan is German.
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Interestingly, the most learned language in Sweden is Swedish, which Duolingo suggests is due to high immigration. The same case can be seen in Norway where Norwegian is the second most popular language to learn and in the United States where English is the second most popular language to learn.
This article originally appeared on Independent.