Year: 2025
Module: Languages
Variable: ILSCHL

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Learning the Irish language in the school curriculum is beneficial for children at school in Northern Ireland.

%
Strongly agree 23
Agree 22
Neither agree nor disagree 21
Disagree 17
Strongly disagree 15
Don't know 2


 

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Results for men and women

 
%
 MaleFemale
Strongly agree 19 27
Agree 23 21
Neither agree nor disagree 21 20
Disagree 16 18
Strongly disagree 19 12
Don't know 3 2



 


 

Results for people of different ages

 
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Strongly agree 33 32 24 20 17 16
Agree 15 22 27 21 20 25
Neither agree nor disagree 20 18 16 23 23 22
Disagree 15 11 10 16 24 23
Strongly disagree 13 15 18 19 13 14
Don't know 4 2 4 1 3 1



 


 

Results for people of different religions

 
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Strongly agree 44 4 22
Agree 33 12 23
Neither agree nor disagree 16 20 25
Disagree 4 30 14
Strongly disagree 2 31 11
Don't know 2 2 4



 


 

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