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*
* 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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Joint Council for Qualifications. (August 15, 2019). Percentage of all candidates taking a European language A level exam in Northern Ireland from 2011 to 2019, by subject* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/346935/northern-ireland-european-language-candidates-a-level/
Joint Council for Qualifications. "Percentage of all candidates taking a European language A level exam in Northern Ireland from 2011 to 2019, by subject*." Chart. August 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/346935/northern-ireland-european-language-candidates-a-level/
Joint Council for Qualifications. (2019). Percentage of all candidates taking a European language A level exam in Northern Ireland from 2011 to 2019, by subject*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/346935/northern-ireland-european-language-candidates-a-level/
Joint Council for Qualifications. "Percentage of All Candidates Taking a European Language A Level Exam in Northern Ireland from 2011 to 2019, by Subject*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/346935/northern-ireland-european-language-candidates-a-level/
Joint Council for Qualifications, Percentage of all candidates taking a European language A level exam in Northern Ireland from 2011 to 2019, by subject* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/346935/northern-ireland-european-language-candidates-a-level/ (last visited August 08, 2022)
