Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Ireland

Ireland: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 84,224 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
84,224 number
Change on year
up 35.6%
World rank
88th
of 170 countries
All-time high
84,224 number
in 2018
All-time low
34,998 number
in 2015
Years of data
7
2012–2018

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Ireland, 2012–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2012201520182012: 35.4k number2013: 38.3k number2014: 38.3k number2015: 35.0k number2016: 40.0k number2017: 62.1k number2018: 84.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in early childhood education, female in Ireland is 84,224 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.6% on the previous year and up 137.8% over ten years.

That places Ireland 88th out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number) in Ireland, 2012 to 2018.
Year number Change
2012 35,424 number
2013 38,302 number +8.1%
2014 38,302 number +0.0%
2015 34,998 number -8.6%
2016 40,016 number +14.3%
2017 62,118 number +55.2%
2018 84,224 number +35.6%

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 85 Togo 87,158 number compare
  2. 86 Hong Kong, China 84,335 number compare
  3. 87 Benin 84,297 number compare
  4. 89 Switzerland 83,734 number compare
  5. 90 Greece 80,955 number
  6. 91 Slovakia 80,327 number compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in Ireland?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Ireland was 84,224 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 84,224 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 34,998 number in 2015.
How does Ireland rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Ireland ranks 88th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 137.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.