School enrolments - overview

Background

This section contains data gathered as part of the annual school census exercise. The census takes place in October of each year and is a count of all pupils attending schools in Northern Ireland. Data are collected from schools using both paper forms and electronic data interchange.

The school census gathers details on, for example, pupil gender, year group, religion, ethnicity, special educational needs, etc. Schools are classified according to type, or management type, to allow analysis of various sectors to take place. Geographical analysis is also conducted, at various levels, for example at former Education and Library Board and District Council levels.

Data

Data relating to each of the year's listed:

• Enrolments at school and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2025/26
• Enrolments at school and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2024/25
• Enrolments at school and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2023/24
• Enrolments at school and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2022/23
• Enrolments at school and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2021/22
• Enrolments at school and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2020/21
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2019/20
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2018/19
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2017/18.
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2016/17.
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2015/16.
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2014/15.
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2013/14.
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2012/13.
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2011/12.
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2010/11.
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2009/10.
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2008/09.
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2007/08.
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2006/07.
• Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school education in Northern Ireland 2005/06.

Further information

Additional detail is available on the school enrolments data collection and validation process.

Data requests

If you require information that is additional to that already published, please contact the Analytical Services Unit (ASU) . We will conduct special analysis of data held upon request, where it is appropriate.