{"id":5544,"date":"2022-01-21T15:30:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T15:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/?p=5544"},"modified":"2025-10-03T15:54:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:54:33","slug":"how-many-languages-are-spoken-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/how-many-languages-are-spoken-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"How many languages are spoken in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here in the UK, English is \u2013 by far \u2013 the most widely spoken language<\/a>. At least 98% of the UK\u2019s population speaks English. Moreover, most people only speak English; only 31 per cent of people can speak two or more languages. So, how many languages are spoken in the UK?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However widespread as it may be, English is not<\/em> the only language spoken in the British Isles. In fact, over 300 languages are spoken in UK schools. In England, English is an additional language for over 20% of primary school children. There are also at least ten indigenous languages still spoken in the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what are these mysterious languages many Brits haven\u2019t heard of? And which other languages are widely spoken?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n