Ministers Foley and Harris publish Education Indicators 2020 report: facts and figures on all aspects of the education system
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The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science today announced the publication of Education Indicators 2020 — a special report which sets out to provide a comprehensive set of educational indicators for the education system in Ireland.
The data in the report covers all levels of education, starting with early years and working through school education, further and higher education through to lifelong learning. The report provides an overview of the work of both the Department of Education and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
This updated indicators report provides data up to and including the academic year 2019-2020 (where possible) as well as a look back at how our education system has progressed over the five years 2015-2019.
This is the only report where this data is presented together in one single volume. The report presents a snapshot of the whole education system at a single point in time while also charting its progress over the past five years. The report also contributes to the key strategic aim of ensuring that education policy development in Ireland is informed by a strong evidence base.
Minister Foley said:
“This is the second year of Education Indicators, and it is a very valuable exercise to provide in one place a measurement of the progress being made in so many areas of importance. This is of particular benefit as we formulate strategy for 2021 and beyond.”
Minister Harris commented:
“I want to welcome today’s report, in particular, the news that the percentage of adults participating in learning activities almost doubled in five years. I am also very pleased to say that the number of people taking up apprenticeships is rising strongly, more than doubling in that five year period.”
He continued:
“We have seen a big jump in the number of people studying in a part-time or flexible way, including remote learning, and this was before the pandemic struck. I hope that we will retain this flexibility into the future, allowing people to learn in the right place for them and at the right time.”
Some notable findings from the report at school level include:
For further and higher education, some key statistics contained in the report include:
Following the appointment of Ministers Foley and Harris, both the Department of Education and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science will publish new Statements of Strategy in 2021.
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A link to the report is available here: Education Indicators for Ireland 2020
Background to report
The indicators are based on a variety of sources; these include statistics published in the Annual Statistical Reports, analysis of the Department’s pupil databases; other statistical reports published by the Department in areas such as pupil projections, retention, and data on teachers.