This statistic displays the proportion of students sitting a modern language GCSE at the end of Key Stage 4 between 2002 to 2017. As the statistic illustrates, the percentage of students taking a modern language at this level has declined significantly since 2002 when 76 percent of students took language at GCSE, to a low of 40 percent in 2011.
Proportion of pupils taking a modern language GCSE at the end of Key Stage 4 in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2017
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British Council. (June 4, 2018). Proportion of pupils taking a modern language GCSE at the end of Key Stage 4 in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874769/pupils-taking-a-modern-language-gcse/
British Council. "Proportion of pupils taking a modern language GCSE at the end of Key Stage 4 in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2017." Chart. June 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874769/pupils-taking-a-modern-language-gcse/
British Council. (2018). Proportion of pupils taking a modern language GCSE at the end of Key Stage 4 in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874769/pupils-taking-a-modern-language-gcse/
British Council. "Proportion of Pupils Taking a Modern Language Gcse at The End of Key Stage 4 in The United Kingdom from 2002 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874769/pupils-taking-a-modern-language-gcse/
British Council, Proportion of pupils taking a modern language GCSE at the end of Key Stage 4 in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2017 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874769/pupils-taking-a-modern-language-gcse/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Proportion of pupils taking a modern language GCSE at the end of Key Stage 4 in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2017 [Graph], British Council, June 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/874769/pupils-taking-a-modern-language-gcse/
