Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Ireland
Ireland: Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group was 20 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Ireland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Ireland is 20, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Ireland peaked at 28 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2019.
Ireland ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 | — |
| 2006 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 27 | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 28 | +86.7% |
| 2021 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 20 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 20 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.5, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 20 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +86.7% | 15 | 28 |
| 2011 | +25.0% | 20 | 25 |
| 2019 | -25.0% | 20 | 15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23 | 20 | 24 | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.8 | 15 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.67 | 20 | 28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Ireland?
- Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Ireland was 20 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2020.
- What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2019.
- How does Ireland rank for median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Median number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group - children with at least one hour of other types of care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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