What percentage of teachers in Wales can currently speak Welsh?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
| Answered on 14/06/2024
Based on information from the School Workforce Annual Census (SWAC) as of November 2022, 38.7% of teachers in local authority maintained school settings and pupil referral units recorded their Welsh language ability as intermediary, higher or proficiency.
See data on StatsWales: https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Education-and-Skills/Schools-and-Teachers/teachers-and-support-staff/school-workforce-annual-census/welsh-language/welshability-by-localauthority