§ Lord Skidelskyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many candidates sat examinations in Russian at GCSE and A-level respectively in each year since 1990. [HL3922]
§ Baroness Ashton of UphollandThe number of candidates who sat examinations in Russian at GCSE and A-level each year since 19921 are as follows:
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Total Number of GCSE entries in Russian for 15 year-old pupils in England Year Number 1992 1,195 1993 1,305 1994 1,288 1995 1,355 1996 1,331 1997 1,413 1998 1,319 1999 1,283 2000 1,463 2001 1,438 2002 1,370
Total number of GCE A-level entries in Russian for candidates of all ages in England Year Number 1992 360 1993 384 1994 326 1995 414 1996 458 1997 536 1998 534 1999 541 2000 538 2001 498 2002 472 1 Prior to 1992 GCSE and A-level data were not collected as part of the performance tables exercise, and therefore the figures are not comparable for earlier years.