This statistic shows the evolution of the number of people learning French as a foreign language (FLE) by region worldwide between 2018 and 2022. Over four years, it is in the Americas and the Caribbean that the number of French as a foreign language learners increased the most, as it grew by ** percent. Conversely, in Europe, the number of FLE learners decreased by almost ** percent between 2018 and 2022.
Furthermore, the majority of FLE learners in 2022 were found on the African continent.
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Organisation internationale de la francophonie. (November 1, 2022). Variation in the number of students learning French as a foreign language (FLE) worldwide between 2018 and 2022, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1638461/evolution-student-numbers-french-as-a-foreign-language-world-region/
Organisation internationale de la francophonie. "Variation in the number of students learning French as a foreign language (FLE) worldwide between 2018 and 2022, by region." Chart. November 1, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1638461/evolution-student-numbers-french-as-a-foreign-language-world-region/
Organisation internationale de la francophonie. (2022). Variation in the number of students learning French as a foreign language (FLE) worldwide between 2018 and 2022, by region. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/1638461/evolution-student-numbers-french-as-a-foreign-language-world-region/
Organisation internationale de la francophonie. "Variation in The Number of Students Learning French as a Foreign Language (Fle) Worldwide between 2018 and 2022, by Region." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Nov 2022, /statistics/1638461/evolution-student-numbers-french-as-a-foreign-language-world-region/
Organisation internationale de la francophonie, Variation in the number of students learning French as a foreign language (FLE) worldwide between 2018 and 2022, by region ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1638461/evolution-student-numbers-french-as-a-foreign-language-world-region/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Variation in the number of students learning French as a foreign language (FLE) worldwide between 2018 and 2022, by region [Graph], Organisation internationale de la francophonie, November 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1638461/evolution-student-numbers-french-as-a-foreign-language-world-region/
