IE · 2022 · tepsr_sp210
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
Ireland, 2022
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
18.3
Ireland, 2022
▲ 23.6% vs 2021 (14.8)
Analysis
In 2022, Ireland's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 23.6% compared to 2021, reaching 18.3.
Ireland accounts for 51.1% of the EU-27 total of 35.8.
Ireland ranks 21st 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 22.1% (from 23.5 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
51.1%
EU-27: 35.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_sp210