IE · 2018 · tepsr_sp210
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
Ireland, 2018
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
30.9
Ireland, 2018
▲ 31.5% vs 2017 (23.5)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 31.5% compared to 2017, reaching 30.9.
Ireland accounts for 89.0% of the EU-27 total of 34.7.
Ireland ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 50.7% (from 20.5 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
89.0%
EU-27: 34.7
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_sp210