World language enrollment drops

Nationally, enrollment in world languages fell 16.6% between 2016 and 2021, according to a new report from the Modern Language Association. That’s the steepest ﬁve-year decline since MLA began recording these data in 1958.

U.S. enrollment in world languages, 1990-2021

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Chart: Research: Maddie Aiken, chart: James Hilston/Post-GazetteSource: Modern Language AssociationGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper