(2) how many A-level pupils in (a) England and (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire studied a foreign language in each of the last nine years; and if he will make a statement.
Figures for the number of pupils who were entered for a GCSE foreign language in (a) England and (b) East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last nine years are given in the following table.
Number England East Riding of Yorkshire 1996/97 434,054 3,471 1997/98 442,130 3,427 1998/99 499,897 3,325 1999/2000 454,574 3,530 2000/01 468,487 3,588 2001/02 456,805 3,547 2002/03 449,376 3,551 2003/04 430,397 3,429 2004/05 365,320 2,854
Figures for the number and percentage of pupils who achieved grade A*-C in a GCSE foreign language are given in the following table.
England East Riding of Yorkshire Number Percentage Number Percentage 1996/97 201,266 46 1,420 41 1997/98 204,683 46 1,559 45 1998/99 219,314 44 1,504 45 1999/2000 220,544 49 1,661 47 2000/01 231,884 49 1,700 47 2001/02 228,372 50 1,621 46 2002/03 214,336 48 1,342 38 2003/04 218,039 51 1,359 40 2004/05 210,895 58 1,653 58
Figures for the number and percentage of pupils who achieved grade A*-G in a GCSE foreign language are given in the following table.
England East Riding of Yorkshire Number Percentage Number Percentage 1996/97 418,977 97 3,337 96 1997/98 434,701 98 3,379 99 1998/99 445,061 89 3,288 99 1999/2000 447,319 98 3,478 99 2000/01 460,725 98 3,554 99 2001/02 449,451 98 3,497 99 2002/03 439,066 98 3,502 99 2003/04 421,496 98 3,379 99 2004/05 360,528 99 2,828 99 1 Pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year, i.e. 31 August. 2 Maintained institutions only.
2004/05 GCSE examinations saw the first pupils for whom modern foreign languages were not compulsory.
Figures for the number of pupils who were entered for an A-level foreign language in (a) England and (b) East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last nine years are given in the following table.
Number England1 East Riding of Yorkshire2 1996/97 41,750 181 1997/98 36,568 155 1998/99 34,484 145 1999/2000 30,997 142 2000/01 30,905 123 2001/02 28,252 116 2002/03 27,475 91 2003/04 27,052 85 2004/05 26,665 98
Figures for the number of pupils who achieved an A-E grade in at least one A-level foreign language are given as follows, and are given as a proportion of all candidates entered for an A-level foreign language.
England1 East Riding of Yorkshire2 Number Percentage Number Percentage 1996/97 37,200 89 151 83 1997/98 33,606 92 131 85 1998/99 31,883 92 118 81 1999/2000 28,763 93 120 85 2000/01 28,673 93 103 84 2001/02 27,439 97 113 97 2002/03 26,848 98 87 96 2003/04 26,540 98 81 95 2004/05 26,222 98 98 100 1 All schools. 2 Maintained institutions only.