Standard Grade exams in languages

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How many students sit Standard Grade examinations in languages?

Standard Grade entries in languages
Language
/Year
20022003200420052006200720082009 20102011
English 59,901 60,650 59,409 57,314 58,833 59,722 57,910 53,927 51,966 50,300
French 39,190 37,988 36,306 34,275 33,840 32,315 30,774 27,987 25,640 23,548
Gaelic 328 334 316 314 364 383 375 367 357 362
Gaidhlig 138 183 218 190 193 173 199 148 171 173
German 13,995 13,413 12,065 11,276 11,066 9,784 8,560 7,197 6,205 5,926
Italian 688 569 615 401 453 420 467 322 444 190
Latin 700 640 570 638 548 460 432 468 397 372
Russian 17 7 1 6 4 1 1 2 1 -
Spanish 3,032 2,779 2,807 2,824 3,032 2,923 3,056 3,299 3,007 3,439
Urdu 171 181 164 153 130 149 135 103 118 112
Classical
Greek
4 5 4 4 7 8 4 7 1 4
SQA Annual Statistical Reports - Post-Appeals National Qualification Results: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011