Galway best represented for Higher education
Galway Bay Fm Newsroom
Galway has the highest proportion of its population listed as students.
Figures compiled by the Higher Education Authority show that 4.34 percent of the county's population is now in third level education.
This compares to a national average of 3.29 percent.
The county's population stands at over 250 thousand.
The data shows that 10 thousand 877 of this population is listed as student.
Laois has the lowest proportion of student population at 2.63 percent.