Vol. 546 No. 1
180 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students who sat the junior certificate and the leaving certificate in each of the past five years; the number of boys and the number of girls in each year who sat each of the examinations in each year; the number of boys and the number of girls who took honours, pass and foundation mathematics in each year in both examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31269/01]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables.
Total number of students who sat the junior certificate in each of the past five years.
|
Year |
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
1997 |
33,740 |
33,313 |
67,053 |
|
1998 |
33,137 |
32,471 |
65,608 |
|
1999 |
31,773 |
30,886 |
62,659 |
|
2000 |
31,302 |
30,168 |
61,470 |
|
2001* |
30,530 |
29,904 |
60,434 |
|
Year |
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
1997 |
29,995 |
33,239 |
63,234 |
|
1998 |
30,375 |
33,780 |
64,155 |
|
1999 |
29,758 |
33,086 |
62,844 |
|
2000 |
28,851 |
31,886 |
60,737 |
|
2001 |
26,806 |
29,880 |
**59,501 |
|
Year |
Honours Male |
Honours Female |
Pass Male |
Pass Female |
Foundation Male |
Foundation Female |
|
1997 |
11,565 |
11,970 |
16,776 |
17,107 |
4,947 |
3,668 |
|
1998 |
11,254 |
11,574 |
16,606 |
16,824 |
4,842 |
3,483 |
|
1999 |
10,829 |
11,411 |
15,977 |
15,697 |
4,546 |
3,285 |
|
2000 |
10,898 |
11,028 |
15,292 |
15,293 |
4,340 |
3,168 |
|
2001* |
10,242 |
10,871 |
15,074 |
15,090 |
4,558 |
3,347 |
|
Year |
Honours Male |
Honours Female |
Pass Male |
Pass Female |
Foundation Male |
Foundation Female |
|
1997 |
5,580 |
4,721 |
18,978 |
22,486 |
3,173 |
3,184 |
|
1998 |
5,796 |
4,927 |
20,800 |
24,390 |
3,025 |
3,031 |
|
1999 |
5,903 |
4,793 |
20,276 |
23,912 |
2,786 |
2,967 |
|
2000 |
5,732 |
4,914 |
19,491 |
22,723 |
2,877 |
2,969 |
|
2001* |
5,309 |
4,628 |
18,344 |
21,631 |
2,617 |
2,610 |
