A levels: European language learners in Northern Ireland from 2011-2019

Published by D. Clark, May 7, 2025
This statistic shows trend of candidates who took a European language in the A level exam in Northern Ireland from the year 2011 to 2019 as a percentage of the total number of candidates for each year. In 2019, Spanish and French were the most popular languages. Spanish was proportionally much more popular as an A level subject in Northern Ireland than in England and in Wales.

Percentage of all candidates taking a European language A level exam in Northern Ireland from 2011 to 2019, by subject*

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Statistic: Percentage of all candidates taking a European language A level exam in Northern Ireland from 2011 to 2019, by subject*

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Release date

August 2019

Region

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Survey time period

2011 to 2019

Supplementary notes

* Percentages were derived from number of total candidates per year as well as the number of entries per year by subject.
** The total number of candidates varied annually.
2011, n= 32,582
2012, n= 32,908
2013, n= 32,836
2014, n= 31,600
2015, n= 32,390
2016, n= 31,828
2017, n= 30,684
2018, n= 29,004

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