In 2022/23 there were 1,079 schools in Northern Ireland, compared with 1,178 in 2010/11. The majority of these schools are primary schools, of which there were 794 in this academic year, compared with 93 nurseries and 192 high schools.
Number of schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2022/23, by type
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Department of Education (Northern Ireland). (March 7, 2023). Number of schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2022/23, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/385474/schools-in-northern-ireland/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland). "Number of schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2022/23, by type." Chart. March 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385474/schools-in-northern-ireland/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland). (2023). Number of schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2022/23, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385474/schools-in-northern-ireland/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland). "Number of Schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2022/23, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385474/schools-in-northern-ireland/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland), Number of schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2022/23, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385474/schools-in-northern-ireland/ (last visited September 26, 2023)
Number of schools in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2022/23, by type [Graph], Department of Education (Northern Ireland), March 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/385474/schools-in-northern-ireland/