The European Survey of Language Competences (ESLC) is an international survey of the language competence of . A total of XX countries participated in ESLC 2012. The survey included an assessment of pupils' reading, writing and listening ability in either French or German, a survey of pupils' background characteristics and attitudes towards school and learning, and a survey of their teachers - including their qualifications, instructional time dedicated to various topics, and the school environment for teaching and learning.
The Department owns the data collected from students in England in the most recent study (2012) and will also hold matched data files of the ESLC data with pupils' NPD records once the contract with the national survey administrators expires.