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A levels: Irish language learners in Northern Ireland from 2010-2017

Percentage of all candidates taking Irish language at A level in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2016/17

The data displays trend of candidates in Northern Ireland who took Irish at A level, from the academic year 2010/2011 to 2016/2017 as a percentage of the total number of learners for each year. Since 2010/11 there has been a small increase in the uptake of the Irish language in Northern Ireland, reaching 1.1% in 2016/17.

'10-'11	1
'11-'12	0.9
'12-'13	0.9
'13-'14	1
'14-'15	1
'15-'16	1
'16-'17	1.1

A levels: Irish language learners in Northern Ireland from 2010-2017

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