Dáil debates
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed)
Third Level Participation
4:20 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Information on the number of students by socioeconomic group is available from the census of population which was taken in April 2011. The results show that there were 156,599 post-secondary school students in Ireland at the time of the census, of whom some 24,187 hold a degree or higher qualification.
The following table shows the breakdown of students by age and socioeconomic group. The data in the table show all post-secondary school students aged 16 to 23 at the time of the census. A total of 11 different socioeconomic groups are set down by definition on the Central Statistics Office, CSO, website. The statistics were not compiled by the Minister. They are an independent socioeconomic group breakdown. The student data refer to post-secondary school students only, namely, those who have completed their leaving certificate. The table provides details of the total number of students in each category and shows where a degree or higher has been obtained. I will revert to the Deputy with further information which I have available.
Highest level of education of post-secondary school students by socioeconomic group
| Age | All socioeconomic groups | Employers and managers | Higher professional | Lower professional | Non-manual | Manual skilled | Semi-skilled | Unskilled | Own account workers | Farmers | Agricultural workers | All others gainfully occupied and unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Total | 156,599 | 24,679 | 8,196 | 15,753 | 24,662 | 6,893 | 7,362 | 2,612 | 4,048 | 3,799 | 272 | 58,323 |
Non-degree | 132,412 | 21,329 | 7,222 | 13,752 | 21,272 | 6,007 | 6,387 | 2,339 | 3,472 | 3,128 | 233 | 47,271 | |
Degree or higher | 24,187 | 3,350 | 974 | 2,001 | 3,390 | 886 | 975 | 273 | 576 | 671 | 39 | 11,052 | |
16 | Total | 3,788 | 510 | 136 | 329 | 720 | 266 | 307 | 180 | 135 | 93 | 15 | 1,097 |
Non-degree | 3,788 | 510 | 136 | 329 | 720 | 266 | 307 | 180 | 135 | 93 | 15 | 1,097 | |
17 | Total | 8,689 | 1,270 | 311 | 822 | 1915 | 649 | 705 | 359 | 285 | 224 | 26 | 2,123 |
Non-degree | 8,689 | 1,270 | 311 | 822 | 1915 | 649 | 705 | 359 | 285 | 224 | 26 | 2,123 | |
18 | Total | 21,902 | 3,461 | 987 | 2,205 | 4,164 | 1,311 | 1,407 | 529 | 719 | 616 | 57 | 6,446 |
Non-degree | 21,902 | 3,461 | 987 | 2,205 | 4,164 | 1,311 | 1,407 | 529 | 719 | 616 | 57 | 6,446 | |
19 | Total | 33,621 | 5,874 | 1,915 | 3,622 | 5,548 | 1,527 | 1,612 | 508 | 938 | 827 | 56 | 11,194 |
Non-degree | 31,881 | 5,587 | 1,858 | 3,502 | 5,219 | 1,443 | 1,503 | 481 | 870 | 761 | 55 | 10,602 | |
Degree or higher | 1,740 | 287 | 57 | 120 | 329 | 84 | 109 | 27 | 68 | 66 | 1 | 592 | |
20 | Total | 31,645 | 5,236 | 1,743 | 3,338 | 4,746 | 1,304 | 1,301 | 398 | 738 | 765 | 42 | 12,034 |
Non-degree | 28,108 | 4,727 | 1,649 | 3,053 | 4,168 | 1,116 | 1,117 | 351 | 644 | 645 | 37 | 10,601 | |
Degree or higher | 3,537 | 509 | 94 | 285 | 578 | 188 | 184 | 47 | 94 | 120 | 5 | 1,433 | |
21 | Total | 26,257 | 4,071 | 1,477 | 2,628 | 3,639 | 853 | 952 | 285 | 605 | 668 | 30 | 11,049 |
Non-degree | 20,314 | 3,242 | 1,280 | 2,162 | 2,769 | 650 | 667 | 215 | 453 | 476 | 21 | 8,379 | |
Degree or higher | 5,943 | 829 | 197 | 466 | 870 | 203 | 285 | 70 | 152 | 192 | 9 | 2,670 | |
22 | Total | 18,778 | 2,743 | 1,030 | 1,799 | 2,436 | 625 | 692 | 217 | 402 | 379 | 25 | 8,430 |
Non-degree | 11,743 | 1,756 | 718 | 1,158 | 1,512 | 383 | 444 | 144 | 240 | 214 | 13 | 5,161 | |
Degree or higher | 7,035 | 987 | 312 | 641 | 924 | 242 | 248 | 73 | 162 | 165 | 12 | 3,269 | |
23 | Total | 11,919 | 1,514 | 597 | 1,010 | 1,494 | 358 | 386 | 136 | 226 | 227 | 21 | 5,950 |
Non-degree | 5,987 | 776 | 283 | 521 | 805 | 189 | 237 | 80 | 126 | 99 | 9 | 2,862 | |
Degree or higher | 5,932 | 738 | 314 | 489 | 689 | 169 | 149 | 56 | 100 | 128 | 12 | 3,088 |
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