Written answers
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Department of Education and Skills
Education Data
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in primary and secondary school and the number of students at third level respectively, in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29880/19]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is in the following table.
| - | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
|---|---|---|
| Primary (Mainstream and Special Schools) | 563,459 | 567,772 |
| Second-level | 357,408 | 362,899 |
| Third-level (Full-time Undergraduate and Postgraduate Enrolments) | 183,642 | n/a |
Note
Primary and Second-level statistics are derived from the annual Census of all Department-aided schools.
The figure for Second-level does not include CORE VTOS or PLC enrolments.
Third-level data for the 2018/19 academic year is being finalised and will be available later this year.
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