Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and was 42.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 42.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 57.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 57.1% | — |
| 2016 | 52.2% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 42.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.8% | 48.6% | 57.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 42.9% | 51.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More economy & growth data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components per capita 11,130 Current prices, euro per capita (2026)
- Economic sentiment and confidence indicators by sector - monthly data -6.2 (2025)
- Construction producer prices or costs, new residential buildings 127.3 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2025)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2024)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.23 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 113.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 42.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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