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  • Northern Ireland Degree Study Choices 2024/25

    Topics:
    • Statistics and economic research, 
    • Higher and Further Education and training statistics

    Date published: 13 November 2025

    This factsheet outlines the key factors influencing individuals’ decisions to pursue degree level study (or higher) and the reasons some choose not to. It also explores attitudes towards tuition fees.

    The information is derived from the Continuous Household Survey (CHS) 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025, which was conducted by the Central Survey Unit (CSU) of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).

    Documents

    • Northern Ireland Degree Study Choices 2024/25 fact sheet
    • Northern Ireland Degree Study Choices 2024/25 excel tablesMicrosoft Excel (54.07 KB)
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