Command of foreign languages among the residents
Among the residents of Poznan the most popular foreign language is English. Its knowledge at least basic level is declared by every second citizen of Poznan, a every fifth speaks it at a good level. Every third inhabitant knows the German language at a basic level, including every tenth to the extent at least good. The Russian language is known by every third inhabitant of Poznan, every twentieth declares its knowledge at least good level. Every fifteenth resident can speak French.
Command of foreign languages among students
More than one third of graduates of Poznan higher education institutions has some knowledge of English, every seventh can speak German, every thirty - Russian, every fifth - French, and one in ninety speaks Italian.
Learning foreign languages in schools
Students of Poznan schools obligatorily learn at least one foreign language (depending on the level of education, they also learn a second foreign language). The most common foreign languages are English, which is learnt by 62% of the students, and German (29% of the students). French is learnt by every thirtieth person, Spanish by every fortieth, Russian by every hundredth, and other foreign languages by every fiftieth student.