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  • Higher education statistical fact sheets

    Topics:
    • Statistics and economic research, 
    • Higher education, 
    • Higher education statistics and research

    The fact sheets below provide a more detailed Northern Ireland analysis of 2022/23 data on several topics of interest in Higher Education (HE), including the Higher Education Age Participation Index, enrolments by Equality categories and First Degree and Postgraduate students with Narrow STEM qualifications gained at NI HEIs. Additional information is also available on a number of other fact sheets relating mainly to earlier time series.

    Fact sheets - 2022/23 HE data

    • Higher Education Age Participation Index for Northern Ireland - 1998/99 to 2022/23
    • Enrolments at NI HEIs by equality categories - 2018/19 to 2022/23
    • First degree and postgraduate students with narrow STEM qualifications gained at NI HEIs – 2018/19 to 2022/23

    Fact sheets - 2021/22 HE data

    • UCAS applicants and accepted applicants - 2013/14 to 2022/23
    • Initial Teacher Training at NI HEIs - 2017/18 to 2021/22
    • Enrolments at UK HEIs by country of institution and subject area – 2021/22
    • Enrolments on STEM courses at NI HEIs - 2017/18 to 2021/22
    • Enrolments on HE courses at NI HEIs and NI FE colleges - 1992/93 to 2021/22
    • NI domiciled students enrolled on HE courses in the UK and ROI - 2017/18 to 2021/22

    Excel tables

    • Higher Education statistical fact sheets - open data tables

    Contact details

    Statistics and Research Branch (Tertiary Education)
    Telephone: 028 9025 7609
    Email: analyticalservices@economy-ni.gov.uk

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