Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 January 2017
386. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of EU students who are registered to study here as full-time undergraduates in higher education institutions for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41522/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe number of full time undergraduate enrolments by domicile origin for the last ten academic years is provided in the following table.
Full-time Undergraduate Enrolments in All HEA-Funded Institutions by Academic Year
|
Domicile |
2006/2007 |
2007/2008 |
2008/2009 |
2009/2010 |
2010/2011 |
2011/2012 |
2012/2013 |
2013/2014 |
2014/2015 |
2015/2016 |
|
Ireland |
109,554 |
112,178 |
117,701 |
126,610 |
132,117 |
134,550 |
135,346 |
135,866 |
137,440 |
141,091 |
|
Northern Ireland |
699 |
693 |
655 |
698 |
625 |
639 |
540 |
585 |
640 |
689 |
|
(Other) EU |
1,943 |
2,130 |
2,312 |
2,320 |
2,476 |
1,975 |
2,171 |
2,432 |
2,471 |
2,826 |
|
Non-EU |
4,357 |
5,715 |
5,519 |
5,291 |
5,123 |
5,216 |
7,285 |
9,572 |
10,513 |
11,837 |
|
Unknown |
108 |
62 |
90 |
156 |
105 |
103 |
109 |
90 |
131 |
274 |
|
Total |
116,661 |
120,778 |
126,277 |
135,075 |
140,446 |
142,483 |
145,451 |
148,545 |
151,195 |
156,717 |
