Number of adults taking up education courses doubles in five years

the percentage of adults participating in learning activities in 2019 stood at 12.6%, up from 6.5% in 2015.

The number of people taking up apprenticeships, and the number of adults taking up adult learning courses has doubled in the last five years, new figures show.

There has been a marginal decrease in the average class size in primary school, from 24.3 to 24.1 pupils, and there has been a slight decrease in the pupil-teacher ratio in both first and second level education, according to figures in the new Education Indicators 2020 report.