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Northern Ireland: EAL students at secondary school 2011-2017

Percentage of secondary school students with English as an additional language in Northern Ireland 2011/12 to 2016/17

The data displays the percentage of EAL students at secondary school in Northern Ireland from the academic year 2001/12 to 2016/17. Over this 5 year period, the share of EAL students rose by 0.4%. A lower rate than for EAL primary aged students.

2011/12 3
2012/13 3.1
2013/14 3.1
2014/15 3.2
2015/16 3.3
2016/17 3.5