England is continuing to experience a decline in young people learning a foreign language, raising concerns for the future preparedness of the country to develop international business and trade.
Provisional data for England shows a sharp fall in A-level candidates for German and French in 2025, suggesting overall entries for summer exams in modern foreign languages have declined 1.5 per cent over the past year.
Less than 3 per cent of A-level entries for summer exams in 2025 in England are in modern foreign languages, the data from exam regulator Ofqual shows.
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