asked the Minister for Education the total number of students at each year of third level education for the years 1986, 1987 and 1988; the percentage of these which hold grants paid for by the Irish Exchequer; and the breakdown between the fee and maintenance elements of the grants.
Written Answers. - Third Level Education Statistics.
295.
The information requested in the first part of the Deputy's question is:
No. of Third Level Students (full-time) by Year of Course*
|
Undergraduade Students |
Postgraduate Students |
|
|
Year 1 |
20,303 |
2,755 |
|
Year 2 |
14,167 |
761 |
|
Year 3 |
10,330 |
295 |
|
Year 4 |
4,689 |
127 |
|
Year 5 |
675 |
65 |
|
Year 6 |
498 |
— |
|
Not Specified |
423 |
— |
|
51,085 |
4,003 |
* Data refer to the 1985/86 academic year. A breakdown of third level students by year of course is not yet available in respect of the 1986/87 academic year. The total full-time enrolment (provisional) at third level for 1986/87 was 56,504. It is not possible at this stage to give similar data in respect of the 1987/88 academic year as statistical returns are outstanding from a number of colleges.