IE · 2017 · tepsr_sp210
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
Ireland, 2017
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
23.5
Ireland, 2017
▲ 12.4% vs 2016 (20.9)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 12.4% compared to 2016, reaching 23.5.
Ireland accounts for 68.7% of the EU-27 total of 34.2.
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 4.0% (from 22.6 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
68.7%
EU-27: 34.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_sp210