Importance of Learning English Language and Some Statistics

Importance of learning English is beyond description. English as an international language is the most widely used language for sharing information throughout the world. From information technology to entertainment in every sector of this global world English reigns like the emperor of languages. The following analysis and statistics would clarify the importance of learning English as a second or foreign language even more.

• Less than 10% of the total population of the world speaks English as their native language but they possess one third of the total economic force of the world that shows how strongly English influences the global economy.
• In a statistics it has been seen that 95% of the total available articles online are written in English by native English speakers.
• English is the only language that has a greater number of non native users than native users. Only about 61,850,000 people use English as their mother tongue where about another 1.68 billion people in total use English as a second language or learn as a foreign language. This is the most used language both in spoken and written form of language usages. 46% of total population of the world including both native and non-native speakers communicates in English.
• 80% of the data stored in the computers of the world is documented in English.
• In terms of vocabulary English is the richest language of the world to express feelings and situations. Besides 500,000 unlisted methodological and scientific words there are another 500,000 words listed in the Oxford English Dictionary.
• For information exchange English is the most widely used communication medium. Three forth of all the mails, tales and cable are held in English.
• All the top universities of the world use English as a medium of education.
• Most of the books necessary for universal information and education are written in English. More than 60% scientific and technical journals and periodicals are published in English.
• Hollywood the most famous and reputed movie industry of the world is in USA that is a English speaking country.
• World’s top broadcasting bands like CBS, NBC, ABC, BBC and CBC broadcast in English and serve millions of people all over the world.
• English is the language of navigation and aviation.
• It is the official language of more than 53 countries of the world.
• All the leading international organizations like UNO, UNDP, UNICEF, WHO, ILO etc. use English as their official language.

All these English language statistics shout for the importance of learning English. This study clearly indicates why learning English is so important for becoming successful both in personal and global life. For getting a good job, to visit a foreign country, to chat with an international buyer, to company the new English speaking online girl friend, to apply for higher education, to become an online freelance content writer, everywhere we need good command over English.