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Wales: number of primary students with lessons in Welsh 2011-2017

Number of primary school students taught using the Welsh language in Wales from 2011 to 2017

The data displays the proportion of primary school students in Wales who received classes in Welsh from January 2011 to January 2017. The figures gradually increased across this seven year period, so that by 2017, there had been 66,612 primary students being taught in at least one subject in the Welsh language.

2011 61073
2012 62446
2013 63192
2014 64366
2015 65460
2016 66101
2017 66612