The normal French academic school curriculum mandates three languages: French, a secondary language studied in-depth, and a tertiary language. So school leaver

The normal French academic school curriculum mandates three languages: French, a secondary language studied in-depth, and a tertiary language. So school leavers should be fluent in one, competant in another, and have the basics of a third. If people are expected to learn languages early, polyglots are the norm.