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Wales: European language candidates at A level from 2010 to 2017

European language exam entries at A level in Wales from 2010/11 to 2016/2017, by subject

The data displays the number of A level candidates taking a European language subject in Wales from the academic year 2010/2011 to 2016/2017, by subject. German was the least popular language to study, but it saw a smaller decrease in the number of candidates than French. It is important when analysing statistical trends to take into account that the number of pupils for each year differed.

'10-'11 641 179 244
'11-'12 612 170 216
'12-'13 473 144 215
'13-'14 468 114 167
'14-'15 460 121 219
'15-'16 416 123 162
'16-'17 357 104 178