Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Ireland
Ireland: Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development was 3 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 102 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 2017
All-time low
3 years
in 2017
Years of data
9
2017–2025
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Ireland, 2017–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Ireland is 3 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Ireland peaked at 3 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 2017.
That places Ireland 12th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Ireland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 years | — |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 6 |
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More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Ireland?
- Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Ireland was 3 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest theoretical duration of early childhood educational development recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest theoretical duration of early childhood educational development recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for theoretical duration of early childhood educational development?
- Ireland ranks 12th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is theoretical duration of 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 Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release