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Key findings

• An increase in secondary-school pupils learning one of four different languages could increase UK GDP by billions of pounds over 30 years
• Benefit-to-cost ratios for promoting Arabic, Mandarin, French or Spanish education estimated to be at least 2:1
• Decline in language learning in UK schools likely to have negative effect on Global Britain's ability to compete internationally
• English not the sole driver in certain key trade sectors, such as mining and energy, and services—other languages matter equally, if not more, in reducing trade barriers.