This statistic shows the proportion of deaf pupils in Northern Ireland in the academic year 2014/2015 by their main language.
For 96 percent of deaf pupils, spoken English was their main language, whereas 2 percent only used spoken English together with signed support.
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Proportion of deaf school children in Northern Ireland in 2014/2015, by main language
Characteristic
Share of deaf pupils in Northern Ireland
Spoken English
96%
British/Irish Sign Language
0%
Spoken English together with signed support
2%
Other combination
1%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of deaf pupils in Northern Ireland96%96%0%0%2%2%1%1%Spoken EnglishBritish/Irish Sign LanguageSpoken English together with signed supportOther combination
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National Deaf Children’s Society. (October 1, 2015). Proportion of deaf school children in Northern Ireland in 2014/2015, by main language [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/332495/northern-ireland-deaf-pupils-languages-in-schools/
National Deaf Children’s Society. "Proportion of deaf school children in Northern Ireland in 2014/2015, by main language." Chart. October 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332495/northern-ireland-deaf-pupils-languages-in-schools/
National Deaf Children’s Society. (2015). Proportion of deaf school children in Northern Ireland in 2014/2015, by main language. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332495/northern-ireland-deaf-pupils-languages-in-schools/
National Deaf Children’s Society. "Proportion of Deaf School Children in Northern Ireland in 2014/2015, by Main Language." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/332495/northern-ireland-deaf-pupils-languages-in-schools/
National Deaf Children’s Society, Proportion of deaf school children in Northern Ireland in 2014/2015, by main language Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/332495/northern-ireland-deaf-pupils-languages-in-schools/ (last visited July 03, 2025)
Proportion of deaf school children in Northern Ireland in 2014/2015, by main language [Graph], National Deaf Children’s Society, October 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/332495/northern-ireland-deaf-pupils-languages-in-schools/
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