There were 348,925 pupils at schools in Northern Ireland in 2022/23, with 181,075 primary school students,154,312 high school students, and 5,796 pupils at nursery schools, with a further 7,742 at other types of schools such as special schools.
Number of pupils attending schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2022/23
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Department of Education (Northern Ireland). (March 7, 2023). Number of pupils attending schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, 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 2022/23." Chart. March 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385465/pupil-number-in-northern-ireland/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland). (2023). Number of pupils attending schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. 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 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, 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 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385465/pupil-number-in-northern-ireland/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Number of pupils attending schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2022/23 [Graph], Department of Education (Northern Ireland), March 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/385465/pupil-number-in-northern-ireland/