Key facts and figures

Northern Ireland:

• One of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom
• Has a population of 1.8 million people
• One of the youngest populations in Europe, 53 per cent is under the age of 40
• 13,600 sq km in size, accounting for six per cent of the total UK land area
• The people of Northern Ireland are also among the happiest in the United Kingdom

A high performing education system with the best performing education system for primary maths in Europe, and the sixth-best in the world with:

• 77 per cent of school leavers go to further and higher education
• Two world-leading universities, Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University
• A network of excellent further education colleges