Formal child care by duration and age group in Ireland, 2024
Formal child care by duration and age group in 2024: Annual value — 75.6 %. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.

Formal child care by duration and age group in 2024
- Value: 75.6 %
- Change vs 2023: −2.3 % (−2.95 %)
- Position in history: below the 12-year average (average — 76.7417 %)
- Series maximum — 85.2 % in 2021 (3 years ago)
- Series minimum — 68 % in 2019 (5 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2024
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 79.1 |
| 2017 | 76.5 |
| 2018 | 69.1 |
| 2019 | 68 |
| 2020 | 82.1 |
| 2021 | 85.2 |
| 2022 | 81.8 |
| 2023 | 77.9 |
| 2024 | 75.6 |
| 2025 | 73 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Ireland — on the Formal child care by duration and age group page.
Other years
- Formal child care by duration and age group in 2014
- Formal child care by duration and age group in 2015
- Formal child care by duration and age group in 2016
- Formal child care by duration and age group in 2017
- Formal child care by duration and age group in 2018
- Formal child care by duration and age group in 2019
- Formal child care by duration and age group in 2020
- Formal child care by duration and age group in 2021
- Formal child care by duration and age group in 2022
- Formal child care by duration and age group in 2023
- Formal child care by duration and age group in 2025