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More good news for A level economics
22nd August 2010
A Level Candidate numbers for Economics have risen above 50,000 for the first time in many years. There are now 14,000 more students taking A Level Economics each year than there were five years ago. Certainly the RES Young Economist Competition has played a role, making the subject even more attractive to more of the best & brightest A Level candidates… Great news!
A Level Economics Candidates (UK, Summer)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 A2 17455 17438 18540 20987 22875 AS 20753 22113 24449 27714 29198 Total 38208 39551 42989 48701 52073 Growth 1343 3438 5712 3372 Growth % 3.5% 8.7% 13.3% 6.9%
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.