Written answers
Thursday, 20 May 2021
Department of Education and Skills
Third Level Admissions
Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students attending third-level education for the academic year 2020-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27135/21]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The latest data available on third level enrolments is from the 2019/2020 academic year, when there was a total of 235,697 students enrolled in higher education. A breakdown by course level and mode of study is available in the table below. The HEA publishes student enrolment figures on an annual basis. The enrolment figures for 2020/2021 will be published later this year.
Mode of Study | Undergraduate | Postgraduate | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Full-time | 162538 | 27366 | 189904 |
Part-time | 27392 | 18401 | 45793 |
Total | 189930 | 45767 | 235697 |
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