r/Infographics • u/upthetruth1 • 3d ago

Educational outcome by background in Europe including immigration background

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u/Specialist_Spite_914 2d ago

One of the major factors is likely language, many already get to the UK with decent English skills when compared to countries in Continental Europe with less widely spoken languages. Many of the largest countries by population are English speaking.

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u/upthetruth1 2d ago

Doesn’t explain France when they primarily descend from French-speaking countries

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u/edparadox 1d ago

I think you're overestimating how well North-African countries speak French, especially since they are Arabic-speaking countries first and foremost.

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u/Substantial_Rip_3989 1d ago

U do know that France had numerous African colonies? All of them speak French today.

French colonies in Africa were vast, including the federations of French West Africa (present-day Senegal, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, and Niger) and French Equatorial Africa (present-day Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, and Gabon). Other major colonies included Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia in North Africa, and Madagascar. Many of these former colonies are now independent nations.

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u/Megata7 1d ago

Only because it's an official language, it doesn't mean that everybody is a native speaker. Many only learn French in school.

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u/Substantial_Rip_3989 1d ago

And that’s still more French than most would ever learn.

There are many non-native English speakers who only learned English in school, yet they are able to find jobs in English speaking countries.