England GCSE entries in EU languages 2022

In 2022 there were approximately 122,746 high school students in England taking French at GCSE level, compared with 107,488 taking Spanish and 34,966 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 England from 2010 to 2022

Characteristic	French	German	Spanish
2022	122,746	34,966	107,488
2021	124,739	36,933	108,982
2020	124,404	40,748	104,248
2019	122,803	41,222	96,811
2018	117,046	42,296	88,022
2017	130,790	45,471	90,544
2016	136,862	48,136	87,519
2015	151,095	52,746	85,342
2014	160,955	58,520	87,553
2013	161,821	60,320	82,733
2012	135,547	54,793	63,345
2011	141,749	58,299	58,681
2010	160,598	65,822	58,230

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