What happens to the drop outs?

Many students who drop out of college courses are employed in areas such as retail or hospitality a year later, new figures show.

Central Statistics Office (CSO) research tracked the outcomes for more than 5,000 students who did not progress to the second year of their higher education degree course in 2021.

It found that just under half of these students were in employment only (48 per cent), and a third (33 per cent) were both in employment and education.

A minority were in education only (7 per cent) and a similar proportion were not in education or employment (7 per cent). Details were not captured for the remainder of students.

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