Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 10 Mar 1992

Vol. 417 No. 1

Written Answers. - Pupil Numbers.

John Stafford

Ceist:

163 Mr. Stafford asked the Minister for Education if he will outline the number of school going children by age and gender.

Minister for Education (Mr. S. Brennan)

The information required by the Deputy is given in tabular form below:

Number of Persons Receiving Full-Time Education by Age, Level and Gender — 1990-91*

	1st Level	2nd Level	3rd Level	All Levels
Age	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
3	241	189	430	—	—	—	—	—	—	241	189	430
4	16,180	16,367	32,547	—	—	—	—	—	—	16,180	16,367	32,547
5	30,407	29,049	59,456	—	—	—	—	—	—	30,407	29,049	59,456
6	31,843	29,840	61,683	—	—	—	—	—	—	31,843	29,840	61,683
7	32,976	31,209	64,185	—	—	—	—	—	—	32,976	31,209	64,185
8	34,674	33,229	67,903	—	—	—	—	—	—	34,674	33,229	67,903
9	35,733	33,959	69,692	—	—	—	—	—	—	35,733	33,959	69,692
10	37,066	35,057	72,123	—	—	—	—	—	—	37,066	35,057	72,123
11	36,229	34,269	70,498	130	61	191	—	—	—	36,359	34,330	70,689
12	23,117	20,819	43,936	11,565	12,800	24,365	—	—	—	34,682	33,619	68,301
13	3.643	2,540	6,183	31,266	30,546	61,812	—	—	—	34,909	33,086	67,995
14	823	579	1,402	33,289	31,896	65,185	—	—	—	34,112	32,475	66,587
15	449	336	785	32,015	31,513	63,528	—	—	—	32,464	31,849	64,313
16	409	305	714	29,402	30,725	60,127	8	6	14	29,819	31,036	60,855
17	340	280	620	20,878	24,179	45,057	2,197	2,487	4,684	23,415	26,946	50,361
18	90	105	195	7,845	10,307	18,152	7,450	7,535	14,985	15,385	17,947	33,332
19	12	19	31	1,813	2,693	4,506	8,147	7,655	15,802	9,972	10,367	20,339
20+	—	3	3	1,373	1,702	3,075	19,096	15,512	34,608	20,469	17,217	37,686
Total	284,232	268,154	552,386	169,576	176,422	345,998	36,898	33,195	70,093	490,706	477,771	968,477

* Data are provisional and may be subject to adjustment when finalised for publication in my Department's Statistical Report for 1990-91.