This statistic shows the proportion of secondary school students in Northern Ireland who received at least one class taught in Irish from the academic year 2001/02 to 2017/18. During that time, the share of Irish taught secondary school students has been steadily increasing. However the increase was not as large as with primary school students.
Share of secondary school students taught using the Irish language in Northern Ireland from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017*
* Percentages calculated by Statista using data on number of Irish taught students in secondary school and the total number of secondary school students per year in Northern Ireland provided by the source.
Figures were rounded.
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UK Department for Education. (July 17, 2018). Share of secondary school students taught using the Irish language in Northern Ireland from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/332246/learning-in-irish-northern-ireland-secondary-pupils/
UK Department for Education. "Share of secondary school students taught using the Irish language in Northern Ireland from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017*." Chart. July 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332246/learning-in-irish-northern-ireland-secondary-pupils/
UK Department for Education. (2018). Share of secondary school students taught using the Irish language in Northern Ireland from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332246/learning-in-irish-northern-ireland-secondary-pupils/
UK Department for Education. "Share of Secondary School Students Taught Using The Irish Language in Northern Ireland from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/332246/learning-in-irish-northern-ireland-secondary-pupils/
UK Department for Education, Share of secondary school students taught using the Irish language in Northern Ireland from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/332246/learning-in-irish-northern-ireland-secondary-pupils/ (last visited August 09, 2020)
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