European schools (except may be those in England) teach lot of foreigner languages, especially those in Norway and Sweden, probably because no many other countries speak their language. when i was younger i learned english, german, ancient greek (i chose it because i loved greek mythology π) but i lost almost all my german though i skill know a few words because french, english and german share some roots (latin and ancient greek) : my biggest problem with german is the grammar π and also with the neutral gender (Β« der, die, das Β»)
but imo, when you learn a foreign language, it is important to have a good teacher who makes you love it and and use it : it is the best way to improve your language skill