53.4% of Albanians do not know a foreign European language, while 45.5% know a foreign language.
The Barometer also asked Albanians which languages they know best. Among the two languages that are better known by Albanians, English is the language most common among Albanian citizens with 57.6% followed by Italian at 17.2%.
Other languages are known much less, such as German at 3.2%, French at 0.9%, and Spanish at 0.2%.
A high percentage is occupied by other languages with 20.9%.
What stands out is the fact that English is known mainly amongst the younger population whereas Italian amongst the older age groups.
The age group from 18-24 years old is 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 drop to 44.7%, 45-54 years old with 34.3%, 55-64 years old with 18.7%, and 65-75 years old with 17.3%.
Unlike English, the graph of the Italian language goes up from the age group of 18-24 years old with 3.5%, 25-34 years old with 16.9%, 35-44 years old with 20.9%, 45-54 years old with 25.3%, 55-64 years old with 30.2% and the 65-75 age group with 30.2%.


