IE · 2024 · tps00185
Formal child care by duration and age group
Ireland, 2024
Formal child care by duration and age group
75.6
Ireland, 2024
▼ 3.0% vs 2023 (77.9)
Analysis
In 2024, Ireland's formal child care by duration and age group decreased by 3.0% compared to 2023, reaching 75.6.
Ireland accounts for 124.5% of the EU-27 total of 60.7.
Ireland ranks 7th 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 11.2% (from 68.0 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00185, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
124.5%
EU-27: 60.7
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00185