Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost to the State of funding an individual student in secondary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27085/25]

Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the public annual cost to the State of funding an individual student in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27086/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 288 and 289 together.

The Department of Education prepares education expenditure data on an annual basis for the OECD, who then calculate total spend per students. These figures are included in their publication 'Education at a Glance'. The most recent year for which expenditure per student data at primary and post primary level is available is 2021.

The total spend reported per full time equivalent student in primary education was 10,959 (USD) and post primary education was 12,390 (USD).

The full report can be found here:

www.oecd.org/en/publications/2024/09/education-at-a-glance-2024_5ea68448/full-report/how-much-is-spent-per-student-on-educational-institutions_5351aa21.html#chapter-d1e19374-df8331a747