Written answers
Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Department of Education and Skills
Third Level Participation
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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583. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students attending third level colleges from each county in each of the past five years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15314/15]
Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is in the following table.
The table outlines the number of full-time enrolments both undergraduate and postgraduate at the 7 universities, 14 institutes of Technology and the teacher training colleges for the 5 years 2009/10 to 2012/13. Over this period total enrolments have increased by 5%.
Irish Domiciled Full-Time Enrolments in Irish Universities, Teacher Training Colleges and Institutes of Technology 2009/10-2013/14
| Connacht | 2013/14 | 2012/13 | 2011/12 | 2010/11 | 2009/10 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 10,010 | 9,852 | 10,877 | 10,636 | 10,289 | -3% |
| Leitrim | 1,126 | 1,080 | 1,155 | 1,167 | 1,141 | -1% |
| Mayo | 4,990 | 4,946 | 5,122 | 5,214 | 5,133 | -3% |
| Roscommon | 2,333 | 2,361 | 2,322 | 2,354 | 2,292 | 2% |
| Sligo | 2,583 | 2,602 | 2,616 | 2,581 | 2,560 | 1% |
| Leinster | ||||||
| Carlow | 1,837 | 1,854 | 1,901 | 1,974 | 1,914 | -4% |
| Dublin (including postal districts) | 36,201 | 35,750 | 36,671 | 35,142 | 33,848 | 7% |
| Kildare | 6,528 | 6,384 | 6,330 | 6,271 | 5,842 | 12% |
| Kilkenny | 3,167 | 3,199 | 3,186 | 3,150 | 3,001 | 6% |
| Laois | 2,148 | 2,071 | 2,122 | 1,985 | 2,001 | 7% |
| Longford | 1,305 | 1,278 | 1,291 | 1,311 | 1,295 | 1% |
| Louth | 3,947 | 3,900 | 3,714 | 3,838 | 3,722 | 6% |
| Meath | 5,757 | 5,664 | 5,551 | 5,274 | 4,993 | 15% |
| Offaly | 2,355 | 2,263 | 2,254 | 2,228 | 2,104 | 12% |
| Westmeath | 3,004 | 2,968 | 3,135 | 3,340 | 3,162 | -5% |
| Wexford | 4,490 | 4,450 | 4,431 | 4,287 | 4,030 | 11% |
| Wicklow | 4,336 | 4,259 | 4,187 | 4,054 | 3,816 | 14% |
| Munster | ||||||
| Clare | 4,565 | 4,517 | 4,472 | 4,369 | 4,239 | 8% |
| Cork | 18,730 | 18,623 | 18,494 | 18,130 | 17,918 | 5% |
| Kerry | 5,622 | 5,560 | 5,644 | 5,734 | 5,708 | -2% |
| Limerick | 7,239 | 7,129 | 6,950 | 7,002 | 6,665 | 9% |
| Tipperary | 5,575 | 5,555 | 5,429 | 5,387 | 5,135 | 9% |
| Waterford | 4,518 | 4,415 | 4,371 | 4,312 | 4,178 | 8% |
| Ulster | ||||||
| Antrim (including Belfast) | 200 | 166 | 211 | 197 | 217 | -8% |
| Armagh | 47 | 55 | 64 | 59 | 60 | -22% |
| Cavan | 2,187 | 2,153 | 2,129 | 2,068 | 2,035 | 7% |
| Derry | 73 | 66 | 90 | 86 | 102 | -28% |
| Donegal | 4,868 | 4,720 | 4,654 | 4,605 | 4,531 | 7% |
| Down | 205 | 208 | 215 | 204 | 234 | -12% |
| Fermanagh | 58 | 43 | 59 | 61 | 73 | -21% |
| Monaghan | 2,036 | 1,980 | 1,902 | 1,904 | 1,817 | 12% |
| Tyrone | 77 | 90 | 94 | 103 | 115 | -33% |
| Unknown Ireland | ||||||
| Unknown Ireland | 361 | 1,175 | 572 | 479 | 562 | -36% |
| Grand Total | 152,478 | 151,336 | 152,215 | 149,506 | 144,732 | 5% |
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