Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
99.1
Türkiye
Lowest
0
Iceland
Median
63.2
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
915
What the numbers show
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 99.1 in Türkiye; the lowest is 0 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.2, and the mean is 62.01.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 44.5%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).
Children in formal: % over the population of each age group: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 99.1 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Slovakia | 98.2 | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 2 | Slovakia | 98.2 | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Czechia | 92.1 | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 88.9 | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 6 | Montenegro | 83.2 | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 79 | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 79 | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 78.9 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 78 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 78 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 77.8 | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 77 | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 77 | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 76.3 | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 16 | Germany | 73.8 | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 17 | Ireland | 73 | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 69.1 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 67.5 | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 67.5 | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 65.2 | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 65.2 | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 23 | Italy | 64.5 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 63.2 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 25 | Albania | 62.5 | 2025 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 61.4 | 2018 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 61.4 | 2018 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 28 | Cyprus | 57.6 | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 29 | Finland | 56.7 | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 56.2 | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 56.2 | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 54.9 | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 54.9 | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 34 | Belgium | 51.9 | 2025 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 35 | Malta | 44.1 | 2025 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 43.6 | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 37 | Spain | 43.2 | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 38 | Portugal | 42.1 | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 39 | Sweden | 40.3 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 39 | France | 40.3 | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 39.7 | 2025 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 39.7 | 2025 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 43 | Norway | 38.1 | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 33.5 | 2025 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 33.5 | 2025 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 46 | Denmark | 32.8 | 2025 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 47 | Iceland | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.