Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012
183 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide figures for the total number of students who studied at postgraduate level in each year for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36312/12]
View answerI include a breakdown of the data requested by the deputy. I am informed that the number of postgraduate enrolments has been gradually increasing in HEA funded institutions over the last five years with an overall increase of 26% between 2006/07 and 2010/11. There has however been a slight decrease in full-time postgraduate enrolments (-1%) between 2009/10 and 2010/11. Part-time enrolments between these years has remained stable.
|
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
% change 2006/07 to 2010/11 |
|
|
Full-Time |
17,789 |
18,807 |
20,700 |
22,419 |
21,880 |
19% |
|
Part-Time |
7,950* |
10,973 |
11,242 |
12,801 |
12,860 |
38% |
|
All enrolments |
25,739* |
29,780 |
31,942 |
35,220 |
34,740 |
26% |
*No part-time data available for the Institutes of Technology 2006/07.
