Spanish Strongly Favored Over French Among Young Americans.

Spanish has taken a clear lead over French as the language Americans are most likely to study in school, according to a recent study by Opinion Research Corporation.

About seven in ten Americans (71%) studied a foreign language when they were in school. Of those taught a foreign language, the most common one learned was Spanish (60%), followed by French (36%), German (14%) and Latin (9%).

Looking at the results by age, Spanish and French used to be about equally-taught, but Spanish has been heavily favored over French in recent decades. Among adults 45 and older, 48% took Spanish, compared to 44% who studied French. Among younger adults, however, Spanish has a 70%-30% edge. Latin has almost completely fallen out of favor, dropping from 16% among adults 55 and older, to only 3% among those 18-44.

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