GCSE entries in major European languages in the UK 2010-2021

Published by D. Clark, Sep 28, 2022
In 2021 there were approximately 124,739 high school students in the UK taking French at GCSE level, compared with 108,982 taking Spanish and 36,933 taking German. During the provided time period, the number of students taking German has been declining since 2010 while those taking Spanish has increased. Spanish overtook German as the second most popular language in 2011 with 58,681 taking it at GCSE level, compared with 58,299 pupils taking German.

Number of GSCE entries in French, German and Spanish in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2021

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July 2022

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2021

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