section_path: Demographics/Languages/Other languages
section_name: Other languages
paragraph_text: Other languages
  
  Some supporters have also advocated making Norwegian Sign Language an official language.
  
  The primary foreign language taught in Norwegian schools is English, and the majority of the population, especially those born after World War II, is fairly fluent in English. German, French and Spanish are also commonly taught as second or, more often, third languages. Russian, Japanese, Italian, Latin, and rarely Chinese (Mandarin) are offered in some schools, mostly in the cities. Traditionally, English, German and French were considered the main foreign languages in Norway. These languages, for instance, were used on Norwegian passports until the 1990s, and university students have a general right to use these languages when submitting their theses.
  
  90% of Norwegians are fluent in English.