CILT has pioneered the collection and analysis
of statistical information as an evidence base for underlying
trends in language learning and language use, and we will continue
to extend and refine this area of work. In the education sector it
covers phases including primary,
secondary and higher education.
As the standards-setting body for languages,
translation, interpreting, and intercultural working, CILT also has
a duty to maintain and refresh information on language use in the
world of employment and the wider
world.
We have prepared answers to some frequently
asked questions on statistics. Our statistical summaries usually
contain time series from as early as 1990's to the most up-to-date
data. Use the left-hand menu to access these
summaries.
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Statistics articles
19/10/09
Data covering school pupils in KS4 only which is released by the DCSF annually in October and data covering all candidates which is released by the Joint Council for Qualifications in August.
19/10/09
Data covering 16-18 year old school and college students only which is released by the DCSF annually in October and data covering all candidates which is released by the Joint Council for Qualifications immediately as the results come out in August.
04/09/09
The number of first-degree language undergraduates in UK higher education decreased at the end of the 1990's. Data from 2002/3 to 2007/08 shows that the overall number of first-degree language undergraduates decreased by 4%.
03/09/09
Languages show different trends of take-up among language degree students.
02/09/09
Final figures on 2009 acceptances published by UCAS on 21 January 2010 reveal the following information related to languages...
02/09/09
Languages in the population: other related sources
02/09/09
See the relevant summaries of the annual school census.
01/09/09
This data is very difficult to capture accurately due to the varied nature of provision. In 2007/08, a total of 58,900 undergraduage and postgraduate students from non-language disciplines were recorded by HESA to be studying a language at university, not
01/09/09
See the relevant summaries of annual school census.
01/09/09
There are 3,211 maintained secondary schools in England. Information at Local Authority level will be available...