asked the Minister for Education the proportion of those in each county in the appropriate age cohort who enter higher education.
Written Answers. - Higher Education Participants.
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For the purpose of deciding the admission rate to higher education the two year age cohort of 17-18 year olds is taken. The most recent survey in this area was carried out in 1986 and the results of the survey are shown in the table I am circulating in the Official Report.
1986
|
County |
Number in age cohort |
1986 new entrants |
Admission rate as a percentage |
|
Carlow |
753 |
240 |
32 |
|
Cavan |
999 |
236 |
24 |
|
Cork |
7,803 |
2,147 |
28 |
|
Clare |
1,629 |
493 |
30 |
|
Donegal |
2,525 |
490 |
19 |
|
Dublin |
19,443 |
3,863 |
20 |
|
Galway |
3,311 |
1,097 |
33 |
|
Kerry |
2,275 |
789 |
35 |
|
Kildare |
2,070 |
494 |
24 |
|
Kilkenny |
1,384 |
372 |
27 |
|
Laois |
1,044 |
245 |
23 |
|
Leitrim |
457 |
157 |
34 |
|
Limerick |
3,159 |
841 |
27 |
|
Longford |
592 |
176 |
30 |
|
Louth |
1,828 |
456 |
25 |
|
Mayo |
2,147 |
669 |
31 |
|
Meath |
1,956 |
483 |
25 |
|
Monaghan |
995 |
238 |
24 |
|
Offaly |
1,214 |
244 |
20 |
|
Roscommon |
1,026 |
289 |
28 |
|
Sligo |
1,057 |
368 |
35 |
|
Tipperary |
2,687 |
712 |
27 |
|
Waterford |
1,826 |
504 |
28 |
|
Westmeath |
1,297 |
395 |
31 |
|
Wexford |
2,011 |
433 |
22 |
|
Wicklow |
1,657 |
386 |
23 |
|
Totals |
67,140 |
16,817 |
25 |