asked the Minister for Education if he will give the latest available figures of the number per thousand of the population studying at universities in Ireland, and comparable figures for Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, each of the member countries of the EEC, Spain and Portugal.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - University Students.
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The information requested by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
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(a) |
(b) |
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Country |
Numbers of students enrolled at Universities |
Population (thousands) |
(a) per thousand (b) |
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1. Ireland |
9,271 |
2,818 |
3.3 |
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2. Northern Ireland |
3,570 |
1,408 |
2.5 |
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3. Great Britain (1958) |
99,334 |
50,745 |
1.9 |
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4. Norway |
8,300 |
3,556 |
2.3 |
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5. Sweden |
32,902 |
7,454 |
4.4 |
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6. Denmark |
21,294 |
4,547 |
4.6 |
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7. Finland |
21,354 |
4,416 |
4.8 |
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8. France |
229,000 |
45,097 |
5.1 |
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9. West Germany |
257,112 |
52,785 |
4.8 |
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10. Italy |
163,945 |
49,052 |
3.3 |
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11. Belgium |
30,692 |
9,104 |
3.3 |
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12. Netherlands |
45,826 |
11,346 |
4.0 |
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13. Luxembourg |
89 |
324 |
.3 |
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14. Spain (1958) |
72,599 |
29,894 |
2.4 |
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15. Portugal (1958) |
22,315 |
9,053 |
2.4 |
1. Latest year for which comparable figures are available is 1959.
2. With the exception of Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 13 the figures in the above table refer to 3rd level education, i.e., they include in addition to universities, higher technical schools, eacher training colleges, Theological schools, etc.
3. The figures also include foreign students attending universities etc. in the countries listed.