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Projections of Demand for Higher Education 2025–2045

From: Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Published on: 9 June 2026
Last updated on: 6 August 2026

This report provides projections of demand for full-time enrolments in state-supported third-level education institutions for the period 2025 to 2045. Its primary aim is to estimate future enrolment trends by taking into account recent social, demographic, and environmental factors.

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