Education

County Limerick is served by 116 primary schools and 21 second level schools.

The pupil teacher ratio in County Limerick Primary Schools is in 2001/02 20:1.

In 1999 21.9% of students who entered first year in 1993 did not complete their second level education, which, while slightly better than the national average, is unacceptably high.

The percentage of resident population with third level qualification in County Limerick is 19.8%, which is high compared to the other counties in the Mid-West Region.

In the 2001-2002 academic year there were 3,877 Limerick students attending HEA colleges.

The University of Limerick has a number of departments specializing in the areas of Science & Technology, Engineering and Business.

In 2001/02, 5,278 people in County Limerick participated in Adult Education Courses.