Spanish is a global language that is undergoing significant and steady growth. Today, it is a global language with about 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 600 million when including speakers as a second language. It is among the top five languages in the world in terms of number of speakers. 

There are 21 countries where it enjoys official status. It is an official language of the United Nations and a language of reference in international relations. Spanish is also the third most widely used language on the Internet. 

BISP Students from diverse backgrounds are studying Spanish, here are a few of them: