IE · 2025 · tps00185
Formal child care by duration and age group
Ireland, 2025
Formal child care by duration and age group
73.0
Ireland, 2025
▼ 3.4% vs 2024 (75.6)
Analysis
In 2025, Ireland's formal child care by duration and age group decreased by 3.4% compared to 2024, reaching 73.0.
Ireland accounts for 122.9% of the EU-27 total of 59.4.
Ireland ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.1% (from 82.1 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00185, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
122.9%
EU-27: 59.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00185