As of 2025, 7,598 students in Northern Ireland were being taught at Irish medium schools, of which 926 were at Nursery Schools, 4,621 were Primary School students, and 2,010 at High Schools.
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Number of school students taught using the Irish language in Northern Ireland from 2018/19 to 2024/25
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Department of Education (Northern Ireland). (March 4, 2025). Number of school students taught using the Irish language in Northern Ireland from 2018/19 to 2024/25 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/332230/northern-ireland-irish-language-student-figures/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland). "Number of school students taught using the Irish language in Northern Ireland from 2018/19 to 2024/25." Chart. March 4, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332230/northern-ireland-irish-language-student-figures/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland). (2025). Number of school students taught using the Irish language in Northern Ireland from 2018/19 to 2024/25. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332230/northern-ireland-irish-language-student-figures/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland). "Number of School Students Taught Using The Irish Language in Northern Ireland from 2018/19 to 2024/25." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/332230/northern-ireland-irish-language-student-figures/
Department of Education (Northern Ireland), Number of school students taught using the Irish language in Northern Ireland from 2018/19 to 2024/25 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/332230/northern-ireland-irish-language-student-figures/ (last visited July 26, 2025)
Number of school students taught using the Irish language in Northern Ireland from 2018/19 to 2024/25 [Graph], Department of Education (Northern Ireland), March 4, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/332230/northern-ireland-irish-language-student-figures/
