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Rising Spanish Enrolments in China Bring Teacher Demand Into Focus

The reported increase measures course enrolments rather than the entire Spanish-speaking population.

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Source: UNAM China, 2026-10-27.

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Read and understand · 1/2What does the 12.6% increase describe?

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Spanish study enrolments in China. The figure covers specified study enrolments, not the entire Spanish-speaking population.

Clue: Enrolments across Spanish-language degree studies, elective subjects and foreign-language courses in China rose 12.6% between 2023 and 2025, UNAM China reported on October 27, citing the Instituto Cervantes 2026 yearbook. The count describes those study categories rather than every Spanish speaker in the country.

Read and understand · 2/2What did the institute’s director say was needed?

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More teachers. He said growing demand calls for more teachers.

Clue: The yearbook was presented during a Beijing symposium marking the institute's 20th anniversary there. Its director, Luis García Montero, said interest in learning Spanish has grown since the pandemic and that more teachers are needed to meet it.

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It measures growth in selected Spanish-study enrolments from 2023 to 2025. The director says more teachers are needed.

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