Most children in non-english countries, especially in US influenced countries, have to learn English for up to 12 years in school. I'm not sure, if there are a

Most children in non-english countries, especially in US influenced countries, have to learn English for up to 12 years in school. I'm not sure, if there are any other benefits than being able to communicate in English. But in Germany we even force a 3rd language for at least 4 years to all students in the higher education school path. So there might be evidence for educational benefits? The US might benefit from adding mandatory Spanish from a very young age with so many native speakers in the country and on the continent.