Written answers

Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Department of Education and Skills

Departmental Data

Photo of Maeve O'ConnellMaeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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3381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report the total number of students registered in higher education institutions each year for the past five years. [42607/25]

Photo of James LawlessJames Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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Total enrolments as recorded on the Higher Education Authority (HEA)'s Student Records System for the most recent five years available are below. Data for 2024/25 will be published in Q3 of this year.

2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
246,630 259,900 261,010 256,785 265,905*

*Data for 2023/24 includes, for the first time, enrolments from the National College of Ireland (NCI). Excluding NCI, enrolments for 2023/24 stood at 260,070

Statistics on student enrolments are available on the HEA's website.

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