IE · 2016 · tepsr_sp210
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
Ireland, 2016
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
20.9
Ireland, 2016
▼ 14.0% vs 2015 (24.3)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare decreased by 14.0% compared to 2015, reaching 20.9.
Ireland accounts for 62.6% of the EU-27 total of 33.4.
Ireland ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 24.4% (from 16.8 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
62.6%
EU-27: 33.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_sp210