Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 100.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 64 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2017
All-time low
100.0%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ireland, 2017–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ireland stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Ireland ranks 1st of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 100.0% | — |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,411 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ireland?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Ireland was 100.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Ireland ranks 1st out of 64 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release