This statistic shows the number of GCSE entries for smaller-entry languages in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2017. As can be seen in this statistic the number of pupils taking Polish has increased throughout this period and as of 2017 is the most popular GCSE in this statistic, with 4749 taking it in that year.
Number of pupils taking a smaller-entry language GCSE in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2017
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Overview
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Welsh Language
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Gaelic, Irish and Scots Language
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- Basic Statistic Number and percentage of people in Scotland who can speak Gaelic 2001-2011
- Premium Statistic Percentage of people in Scotland who can speak Gaelic by region 2011
- Basic Statistic Number of students taught using the Gaelic language Scotland 2018-2022
- Basic Statistic Percentage of the people in Northern Ireland with Irish and Ulster-Scots skills 2011
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Language Learning
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- Premium Statistic GCSE entries in major European languages in England 2010-2022
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British Council. (June 4, 2018). Number of pupils taking a smaller-entry language GCSE in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/874941/gcse-entries-in-smaller-entry-languages/
British Council. "Number of pupils taking a smaller-entry language GCSE in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2017." Chart. June 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874941/gcse-entries-in-smaller-entry-languages/
British Council. (2018). Number of pupils taking a smaller-entry language GCSE in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874941/gcse-entries-in-smaller-entry-languages/
British Council. "Number of Pupils Taking a Smaller-entry Language Gcse in The United Kingdom from 2011 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874941/gcse-entries-in-smaller-entry-languages/
British Council, Number of pupils taking a smaller-entry language GCSE in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874941/gcse-entries-in-smaller-entry-languages/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Number of pupils taking a smaller-entry language GCSE in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2017 [Graph], British Council, June 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/874941/gcse-entries-in-smaller-entry-languages/