Business, Spanish and geography are among the subjects to have become more popular in the last few years

Number sitting per year, top 10 highest percentage increases compared with 2019

2022 vs 2019 percentage

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Food preparation & nutrition

Other modern languages

Social science subjects

Business studies

Economics

Spanish

Geography

Art and design subjects

History

Citizenship studies

Guardian graphic | Source: Joint Council for Qualifications. Base: 16-year-olds in England sitting GCSEs. Excludes English, mathematics and science as these are compulsary subjects.