There were 347,235 pupils at schools in Northern Ireland in 2021/22, with 182,142 primary school students,151,901 high school students, and 5,795 pupils at nursery schools, with a further 6,836 at other types of schools such as special schools.
Number of pupils attending schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2021/22
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Department of Education (Northern Ireland). (March 14, 2022). Number of pupils attending schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/385465/pupil-number-in-northern-ireland/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland). "Number of pupils attending schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2021/22." Chart. March 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385465/pupil-number-in-northern-ireland/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland). (2022). Number of pupils attending schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385465/pupil-number-in-northern-ireland/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland). "Number of Pupils Attending Schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385465/pupil-number-in-northern-ireland/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland), Number of pupils attending schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385465/pupil-number-in-northern-ireland/ (last visited May 23, 2022)