evidence: But the just-published figures show 47.9% of school leavers in Northern Ireland entered university in both 2020 and 2021. Almost three quarters (72.6%) of those entering university in 2021 stayed to study in Northern Ireland, but about 2,800 school leavers began university in the rest of the UK or elsewhere. [...] The department's Qualifications and Destinations of Northern Ireland School Leavers 2020-21 report has just been published.