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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
George Thompson

Large drop in number of pupils studying Welsh at A-level since 2005, data shows

Around 538,000 people can speak the language in Wales (PA) - (PA Archive)

There has been a dramatic drop in the number of pupils studying Welsh at A-level, with almost a third fewer taking the subject than two decades ago.

More than 500 fewer students studied Welsh to a high level this year than in 2005, the latest data shows.

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