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# 🍃 Super Bowl pulled in >600 private jets. Zero sugar soda outsold regular soda. Primary school English training declined.
- URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/super-bowl-pulled-in-600-private-jets-zero-sugar-soda-outsold-regular-soda-primary-school-english-training-declined/
- Published: 2026-02-27T12:30:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-27T12:30:19.000Z
- Description: Chart of the Day #551 looks at English language training in British schools, private jet arrivals for the Super Bowl, and Pepsi and Coca Cola soda sales.
- Author: QS
- Tags: Charts

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### Today's Topics

🏫 **K12 Education.** Drop in English primary schools receiving language training support  
🍃 **Green Skills.** Over 600 private jets at the Super Bowl raise emission concerns  
⚕️ **Health Skills.** Zero sugar beverage sales increased over traditional sodas

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## 🏫 Drop in English primary schools receiving language training support 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f1/d4/f1d411df-6f49-4c75-a302-f8c9e9f59495/content/images/2026/02/data-src-image-c7dcdac5-1557-4467-870d-7d3989a232f4.png)](https://index.holoniq.com/charts/HCHVAC1X764YMVKMSJY0/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

English[ primary schools receiving language support](https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/language-learning-decline-england-schools?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from local secondaries dropped 10 percentage points from 2013 to 2025\. This decline is largely due to a lack of proper resource transfer channels from local secondaries to primaries, and a shift in education focus to more STEM fields from primary age. [Teacher shortages persist](https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/203/education-committee/news/201461/education-committee-publishes-report-on-teacher-recruitment-training-and-retention/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) in many primary schools due to a lack of qualified teachers in these fields and premature departure from the education field. Restructuring measures include creating[ language hubs](https://gianfrancoconti.com/2025/03/16/the-current-state-of-primary-mfl-teaching-and-learning-a-research-based-overview/?ref=newsletters.qs.com),[ vocational pathways](https://www.hepi.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Languages-Crisis-Arresting-decline.pdf?ref=newsletters.qs.com), and the issuance of[ Applied Languages certificates](https://www.hepi.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Languages-Crisis-Arresting-decline.pdf?ref=newsletters.qs.com). 

## 🍃 Over 600 private jets at the Super Bowl raise emission concerns

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f1/d4/f1d411df-6f49-4c75-a302-f8c9e9f59495/content/images/2026/02/data-src-image-4fd3c3ef-f31a-47f1-b898-e418b06168a2.png)](https://index.holoniq.com/charts/HCHBHRGZQYN31LBW9HSS?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

[Private jet arrivals](https://carboncredits.com/jets-glitz-and-carbon-hits-1000-private-jets-to-fly-to-super-bowl/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) at Super Bowl airports averaged over 600 from 2019 to 2023, with recent events seeing dramatic spikes. During the latest edition, Super Bowl LX attracted approximately[ 600 private jets](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/san-francisco-bay-area-sees-140000198.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to Bay Area airports, a[ 1,136% increase](https://www.sfchronicle.com/super-bowl-lx/article/super-bowl-luxury-jets-21343356.php?ref=newsletters.qs.com) over typical Sunday traffic. These aircraft generate[ 5-14 times more emissions](https://carboncredits.com/jets-glitz-and-carbon-hits-1000-private-jets-to-fly-to-super-bowl/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) per passenger than commercial flights, with mega-events[ doubling daily emissions](https://www.dailyclimate.org/super-bowl-s-environmental-impact-a-look-at-private-jet-emissions-2667198443.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) from air traffic and energy use. Growing environmental concerns have prompted[ sustainability initiatives](https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/sustainability-super-bowl-lx-nfl-green?ref=newsletters.qs.com) across major sporting events, with the NFL implementing[ NFL Green](https://www.nfl.com/causes/nfl-green/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) programmes featuring solar panels, composting systems, and zero-waste targets.

## ⚕️ Zero sugar beverage sales increased over traditional sodas

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f1/d4/f1d411df-6f49-4c75-a302-f8c9e9f59495/content/images/2026/02/data-src-image-c15164e9-e746-476e-aa99-b783b449038f.png)](https://index.holoniq.com/charts/HCHBAMERSKQ0NS8LTUE8/?ref=newsletters.qs.com)

Pepsi Zero Sugar sales increased by nearly 20% alongside Coke Zero’s 4% in early 2025, while regular Coke declined as much as 8%. This shows how the consumer beverage market is seeing a generational shift in demand, as newer generations of consumers are avoiding traditional alcohol and sugary sodas, citing health concerns. Both beverage giants are diversifying beyond traditional sodas as PepsiCo launched[ Pepsi Prebiotic Cola](https://www.pepsico.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025/pepsico-launches-first-ever-prebiotic-cola-in-traditional-cola-category?ref=newsletters.qs.com) and Coca-Cola introduced[ Simply Pop](https://fortune.com/2025/02/18/coca-cola-simply-pop-prebiotic-soda/?ref=newsletters.qs.com). This has also allowed newer companies to rally their products around [healthier options and functionality](https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2025/10/21/functional-beverage-innovation-gut-health-energy-and-more/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to enter a once sealed market of consumer beverages.

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