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Census of Population 2022 Profile 8 - The Irish Language and Education
Census of Population 2022 Profile 8 - The Irish Language and Education
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Census 2022 The Irish Language and Education
Among non-Irish citizens, the group with the highest proportion of Irish speakers was Australians, of whom 15% or 501 people aged three years and over could speak the language.
The next highest proportions of Irish speakers aged three and over among non-Irish citizens was among Latvian citizens at 13% or 2,114 people and Polish citizens at 13% or 10,838 people.
In Census 2022, there were 195,029 Irish speakers aged three years and over who spoke the language very well, representing 10% of all Irish speakers aged three years and over.
In Census 2022, there were 593,898 Irish speakers aged three years and over who spoke the language well, representing 32% of all Irish speakers aged three years and over.
In Census 2022, there were 1,034,132 Irish speakers aged three years and over who didn't speak the language well, representing 55% of all Irish speakers aged three years and over.
There were 1,772,334 people educated at third level in Census 2022, or 52% of the population aged 15 years and over whose education had ceased.
There were 1,059,485 people educated at secondary level in Census 2022, or 31% of the population aged 15 years and over whose education had ceased.
There were 332,499 people with no formal or primary education only in Census 2022, or 10% of the population aged 15 years and over whose education had ceased.
