Learn English Abroad

A LOOK AT LEARNING ENGLISH ABROAD Number of students studying English abroad every year: million 1.3 million 600,000 students arrive in the UK every year: UK Canada CHINA 47,035 students 5,350 students USA 14,345 students NIGERIA INDIA 14,380 students 34,065 students Percentage of international students in the UK: 15% of all students in the UK are international students, and 16% of those are studying languages The remaining 85% of students are from the United Kingdom Most popular languages spoken worldwide: English is an official language in 70 countries including: Cameroon Fiji Ghana India Kenya Pakistan Singapore Sri Lanka The Importance of English in the business world: 4 out of the top 5 biggest companies in the world speak English as their primary language. Including Wal-Mart, Shell, Exxon Mobil and BP. 80% of all business brought to you by KAPLAN communications worldwide are thought to take place in English www.kaplaninternational.com IMANDARIN 1 billion - ENGLISH 508 million HINDUSTANI 497 million SPANISH 392 million RUSSIAN 277 million ARABIC 246 million BENGALI 211 million PORTUGESE 191 milion INDONESIAN 159 million FRENCH 129 million