IE · 2023 · tepsr_sp210
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
Ireland, 2023
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
22.1
Ireland, 2023
▲ 20.8% vs 2022 (18.3)
Analysis
In 2023, Ireland's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 20.8% compared to 2022, reaching 22.1.
Ireland accounts for 59.2% of the EU-27 total of 37.3.
Ireland ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 28.5% (from 30.9 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
59.2%
EU-27: 37.3
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_sp210