• 62% of people surveyed can’t speak any other language apart from English.
• 38% of Britons speak at least one foreign language, 18% speak two and only 6% of the population
speak three or more.
• The European Union average showed that 56% speak at least one foreign language, 28% speak at
least two and 11% speak three or more. The survey confirmed that English was the most widelyspoken foreign language. 51% of EU citizens can have a conversation in English.