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A levels: European language learners in England 2010-2017

Percentage of all candidates taking a European language A level exam in England from 2010 to 2017, by subject

The data displays trend of candidates who took a European language at A level in England from the academic year 2010/2011 to 2016/2017 as a percentage of the total number of learners for each year. While entries for French and German decreased throughout this time period, Spanish remained pretty constant, with a total increase of 0.1%.

'10-'11 1.5 0.6 0.9
'11-'12 1.4 0.6 0.8
'12-'13 1.3 0.5 0.9
'13-'14 1.2 0.5 0.9
'14-'15 1.2 0.5 1
'15-'16 1.1 0.5 1
'16-'17 1.1 0.5 1