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A levels: Welsh language learners in Wales from 2010-2017

Percentage of all candidates taking Welsh as a sat A level in Wales from 2010/11 to 2016/17

The data displays the trend of candidates taking Welsh at A level in Wales, either as a first or a second language, from the academic year 2010/2011 to 2016/2017, as a percentage of the total number of learners for each year. The academic year of 2010/2011 gave rise to the peak at 2.4% of A-level students, the numbers of students taking Welsh at A level has decreased over this seven year period by 0.7%.

'10-'11 2.4
'11-'12 2.3
'12-'13 2.1
'13-'14 1.9
'14-'15 1.9
'15-'16 1.7
'16-'17 1.7