Information on students with some teaching through Welsh and academic staff who are able to teach through Welsh for September 2020 to August 2021.
This is not the latest release in the series: Welsh language in higher education
Series information:
Main points
- The number of students at Higher Education Institutions with some learning through Welsh increased from 5,635 in 2019/20 to 6,940 in 2020/21. In 2020/21, 5% of all enrolments had some teaching in Welsh.
- Education and teaching modules had the highest number of students studying some credits in Welsh with 1,315.
- 30% of Welsh domicile students in Wales who consider themselves fluent in Welsh were studying part of their degree through Welsh. 8% of fluent Welsh speakers were studying mainly through Welsh (120 credits in Welsh).
- The number of academic staff able to teach in Welsh at Welsh Higher Education Institutions (excluding the Open University) has decreased by 7% compared to 2019/20.
- The number of staff actually teaching in Welsh at Welsh Higher Education Institutions (excluding the Open University) has decreased by 4% since 2019/20.
Reports
Welsh language in higher education, September 2020 to August 2021 , file type: PDF, file size: 684 KB
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