Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and was 48.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 48.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 61.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 61.1% | — |
| 2016 | 56.9% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 48.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.8% | 54.6% | 61.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 48.1% | 58.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross value added (GVA) in volume by 112.4 Index, 2020=100 (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 2 region 18.02 million Million euro (2024)
- Average annual population to calculate regional GDP data (thousand) 451,029 Thousand (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 region 18.02 million Million euro (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region 16.20 million Current prices, million euro (2024)
- Agricultural land prices by region 15,224 Euro per hectare (2024)
- Agricultural land renting prices for one year by region 295 Euro per hectare (2024)
- Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic 155.11 million Hectare (2020)
- Irrigation of agricultural holdings by utilised agricultural area 155.11 million Hectare (2020)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.34 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 48.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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