* This question was phrased by the source as follows:"In how many languages can you read and write? This includes your mother tongue, meaning the first language(s) you learnt as a child."
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Knowledge of other languages among young people in the European Union 2018
This statistic shows the results of a 2018 survey which asked young people in the European Union how many languages they could read or write in. According to the results of this survey, ** percent of respondents said they could read and write in *** languages, compared with only ** percent who said they could read or write in more than .
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European Commission. (May 1, 2018). In how many languages can you read and write?* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/867442/knowlededge-of-other-languages-among-eu-youth/
European Commission. "In how many languages can you read and write?*." Chart. May 1, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/867442/knowlededge-of-other-languages-among-eu-youth/
European Commission. (2018). In how many languages can you read and write?*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/867442/knowlededge-of-other-languages-among-eu-youth/
European Commission. "In How Many Languages Can You Read and Write?*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 May 2018, /statistics/867442/knowlededge-of-other-languages-among-eu-youth/
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In how many languages can you read and write?* [Graph], European Commission, May 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/867442/knowlededge-of-other-languages-among-eu-youth/
