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Pupils who study Chinese at Millburn School in Northern Ireland. /CGTN
The teaching of Latin is more widespread than Chinese in UK primary schools, according to a survey.
The Times reported that the language of the ancient Romans is learned in 2.3 percent of schools compared with 2 percent where classes in Mandarin are available.
Latin is the official language of just one county, the Vatican City with a population under a thousand. Mandarin is the most spoken language in the world.
The figures were based on a survey of 600 schools.
Last year a report by the UK's Higher Education Policy Institute found that the UK was at a competitive disadvantage globally because its education system had not responded to the increasing role of China in the world.
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