Irish pupils fare badly in list by Eurostat on foreign languages [IrishTimes.com]
- Published: 08 October 2009
ONLY 8 PER cent of Irish secondary school pupils learn two or more languages compared to a European average of more than 60 per cent, according to statistics released by the European Union.
Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, found almost one in five secondary pupils do not learn any foreign language in Ireland
Figures released by the Department of Education said only 15 per cent of primary schools had access to modern languages.
Eurostat found the highest proportions of students studying two or more foreign languages were in the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Finland.
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