Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 November 2021
676. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students in full or part-time courses leading to a higher education award NQF level 6-10 in the universities, technological universities, institutes of technology and other approved colleges for the years 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52410/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe number of full-time and part-time enrolments in state-funded higher education institutions between 2016 and 2020 are in the table below.
|
Academic Year |
Full-Time |
Part-Time |
Total |
|
2016/2017 |
180,610 |
37,633 |
218,243 |
|
2017/2018 |
183,642 |
40,101 |
223,743 |
|
2018/2019 |
185,474 |
43,029 |
228,503 |
|
2019/2020 |
189,904 |
45,793 |
235,697 |
|
2020/2021 |
196,005 |
49,658 |
245,663 |
These figures are taken from the HEA's statistics from the Student Records System (SRS) which are published on their website at hea.ie/statistics/
Further breakdowns, including breakdowns by institution and course type, are available on the website.
