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    1 March, 2022

    HEA Statistics Newsletter Quarter 1 2022

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  • 6 students sit on the floor

    14 February, 2019

    Four in Every Five Irish Students Complete their Degree

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  • Spread from the Study of Progression document

    17 May, 2018

    Report Shows that 86% of College First Years Progress to Second Year

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  • Cover of HEA 2017 Facts and Figures

    31 January, 2018

    Student Numbers in Ireland Top 225,000

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  • Cover of the HEA What Graduates Do 2016

    19 January, 2018

    Dublin and Cork Employ Majority of University Graduates as Employment Prospects for Degree Holders Continue to Look Good

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  • 6 students sit on the floor

    28 November, 2017

    35,850 students share their experiences of higher education in Ireland

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    Statistics

    • Overview
    • Publications
    • Information for HEIs
      • Graduate Outcomes Survey – HEI Guidance
    • Data for Download and Visualisations
      • Data Definitions
      • Access Our Data
      • Widening Participation for Equity of Access
      • Enrolments
      • Graduate Data
      • Progression & Completion Data
      • Key Facts and Figures
      • System Performance and International Data
    • Graduate Outcomes: Data & Reports
      • Graduate Outcomes 2022
        • Key Findings
        • Graduate Outcomes – All Years 2018 – 2023
        • HEI level data (GO 2022)
      • Graduate Outcomes 2021
        • Introduction
        • Main Graduate Destination
        • Level 6 & 7 Graduates
        • Honours Degree Graduates
        • Postgraduate Taught Graduates
        • Postgraduate Research Graduates
        • International Graduates
        • Earnings Analysis
        • Broader Outcomes
        • Appendix
      • Graduate Outcomes 2020
        • Introduction
        • Main Graduate Destination
        • Level 6 & 7 Graduates
        • Undergraduate Honours Degree Graduates
        • Postgraduate Taught Graduates
        • Postgraduate Research Graduates
        • International Graduates
        • Earnings Analysis
        • COVID-19 Impact
        • Appendix
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The HEA leads the strategic development of the Irish higher education and research system with the objective of creating a coherent system of diverse institutions with distinct missions.

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