53.4% of Albanians do not know a foreign European language, while 45.5% know a foreign language. The Euronews Albania barometer has also asked Albanians which languages they know best.
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| Chart made by Euronews Albania asking the question "which language do you speak best?" |
Among the two languages that are better known by Albanians, English is the language that Albanians know better with 57.6% followed by Italian with 17.2%. Other languages are known much less, such as German, 3.2%, French, 0.9% and Spanish with 0.2%. A high percentage is also occupied by other languages with 20.9%.
What stands out is the fact that English is known to many of the young Albanians and Italian more to the middle and third age.
The age group from 18-24 years old are familiar with the English language with 86.2%, while the graph continues to decrease in the age group 25-34 years old with 70.3%. Also, for the 35-44 age group there is a discount of 44.7%, 45-54 years old with 34.3%, 55-64 years old with 18.7%, and 65-75 years old with 17.3%.