Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary students in counties Longford and Westmeath continuing on to third level education in 2019, 2020 and 2021 as a percentage. [36625/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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For 2021, the data is not yet available. The transition rate from post-primary to higher education in a given year measures the percentage of pupils from the previous five academic years who ultimately entered HE in that year.

The total that transferred into third level was 66.1% for the 2020-21 academic year. For Longford and Westmeath, the rates were 61.7% and 73.5%, respectively.

The total that transferred into third level was 62.1% for the 2019-20 academic year. For Longford and Westmeath, the rates were 59.5% and 66.5%, respectively.