This statistic shows the trend of candidates taking Welsh in the A level exam in Wales, either as a first or a second language, from the year 2011 to 2019, as a percentage of the total number of candidates for each year. The year 2011 gave rise to the peak at 2.4 percent of A-level students. The numbers of students taking Welsh at A level has decreased over this eight year period by 1.5 percentage points.
Percentage of all candidates taking Welsh as a sat A level in Wales from 2011 to 2019*
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Percentage of all candidates taking Welsh as a sat A level in Wales from 2011 to 2019*
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* 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= 37,875
2012, n= 37,150
2013, n= 35,714
2014, n= 35,492
2015, n= 36,034
2016, n= 35,537
2017, n= 33,294
2018, n= 32,445
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Joint Council for Qualifications. (August 15, 2019). Percentage of all candidates taking Welsh as a sat A level in Wales from 2011 to 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/346230/wales-welsh-language-candidates-a-level/
Joint Council for Qualifications. "Percentage of all candidates taking Welsh as a sat A level in Wales from 2011 to 2019*." Chart. August 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/346230/wales-welsh-language-candidates-a-level/
Joint Council for Qualifications. (2019). Percentage of all candidates taking Welsh as a sat A level in Wales from 2011 to 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/346230/wales-welsh-language-candidates-a-level/
Joint Council for Qualifications. "Percentage of All Candidates Taking Welsh as a Sat A Level in Wales from 2011 to 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/346230/wales-welsh-language-candidates-a-level/
Joint Council for Qualifications, Percentage of all candidates taking Welsh as a sat A level in Wales from 2011 to 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/346230/wales-welsh-language-candidates-a-level/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Percentage of all candidates taking Welsh as a sat A level in Wales from 2011 to 2019* [Graph], Joint Council for Qualifications, August 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/346230/wales-welsh-language-candidates-a-level/
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