Written question WQ88388
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
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Question
How many pupils in Wales are taking German, Spanish and/or French at GCSE compared with five years ago?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
The table below contains information published by Qualifications Wales. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.
GCSE entries in French, German and Spanish, each Summer 2018 20 2023
Subject
2023 (p)
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
French
1,990
2,650
2,825
3,175
3,150
3,645
German
355
480
550
635
645
825
Spanish
1,420
1,330
1,660
1,270
1,555
1,205
(p) provisional
Source: Qualifications Wales
https://qualificationswales.org/publications-resources/provisional-entries-for-summer-2023/