IE · 2023 · educ_uoe_enrt03

Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and field of education

Ireland, 2023

Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and field of education
242,740
Ireland, 2023
▼ 1.8% vs 2022 (247,231)
Analysis

In 2023, Ireland's students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and field of education decreased by 1.8% compared to 2022, reaching 242,740.

Ireland accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 18,822,775.

Ireland ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.0% (from 231,201 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset educ_uoe_enrt03, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
1.3%
EU-27: 18,822,775
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023