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Welsh language statistics

Welsh Government

Welsh language statistics

This page provides links to Assembly statistical outputs on the Welsh Language. Links to other relevant websites including the Welsh Language Board and the Office for National Statistics are also provided.

Publications

Schools in Wales: General Statistics 2009
Chapter 7 provides statistics on Welsh in schools. This includes the number of schools teaching through the medium of Welsh and the Welsh language abilities of pupils.

Schools in Wales: Examination Performance 2008
Statistics provided include the number of entries for Welsh language exams and the results achieved.

Statistical headlines, releases and bulletins

Levels of Highest Qualification held by Working Age Adults in Wales, 2008
Bulletin includes analysis of level of highest qualification by Welsh language ability.

Welsh in Higher Education Institutions, 2008/09

Welsh Medium Secondary Education: Examination and Attendance Data, 2000

StatsWales

Detailed datasets are available on the StatsWales website.

StatsWales website: Welsh Language

StatsWales website: Further Education and Work-based Learning
Learning Activities at Further Education Institutions, Adult Community Learning or other training providers includes data on Welsh medium learning activities.

Other sources of information

Links to information published by other organisations.

Welsh Language Board website: The Welsh Language Use Surveys of 2004-06: the report

Welsh Language Board website: 2004 Welsh Language Use Survey: the report

Welsh Language Board website: 2001 Census - Main Statistics about Welsh

Office for National Statistics website: Report on the Welsh language

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