This statistic shows the results of a 2018 survey which asked young people in the European Union who had studied, trained or worked in another country what they thought were the main benefits of their experience. 57 percent of respondents thought that improving language skills was one of the main benefits of their experience, compared with 17 percent who thought that it gave them a fresh outlook on work or studies.
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European Commission. (May 1, 2018). What do you think were the three main benefits of your experience abroad? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867414/main-benefits-of-experience-abroad-eu-youth/
European Commission. "What do you think were the three main benefits of your experience abroad?." Chart. May 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867414/main-benefits-of-experience-abroad-eu-youth/
European Commission. (2018). What do you think were the three main benefits of your experience abroad?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867414/main-benefits-of-experience-abroad-eu-youth/
European Commission. "What Do You Think Were The Three Main Benefits of Your Experience Abroad?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867414/main-benefits-of-experience-abroad-eu-youth/
European Commission, What do you think were the three main benefits of your experience abroad? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867414/main-benefits-of-experience-abroad-eu-youth/ (last visited June 20, 2025)
What do you think were the three main benefits of your experience abroad? [Graph], European Commission, May 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867414/main-benefits-of-experience-abroad-eu-youth/
