IE · 2020 · tepsr_sp210
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
Ireland, 2020
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
17.8
Ireland, 2020
▼ 44.4% vs 2019 (32.0)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare decreased by 44.4% compared to 2019, reaching 17.8.
Ireland accounts for 54.3% of the EU-27 total of 32.8.
Ireland ranks 18th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 26.7% (from 24.3 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#18 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2020
54.3%
EU-27: 32.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_sp210