WQ88388 (e) Tabled on 06/06/2023

How many pupils in Wales are taking German, Spanish and/or French at GCSE compared with five years ago?

Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language | Answered on 13/06/2023

The table below contains information published by Qualifications Wales. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5. 

GCSE entries in French, German and Spanish, each Summer 2018 20 2023

Subject

2023 (p)

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

French

1,990

2,650

2,825

3,175

3,150

3,645

German

355

480

550

635

645

825

Spanish

1,420

1,330

1,660

1,270

1,555

1,205

(p) provisional

 Source: Qualifications Wales

https://qualificationswales.org/publications-resources/provisional-entries-for-summer-2023/