Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Children in formal: % over the population of each age group was 54.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 54.9, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 74 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54.9, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72.9 | — |
| 2006 | 73.2 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 70.1 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 70.4 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 70 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.2 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 69.3 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 69.2 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.1 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 66.6 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 62.6 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 61.4 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 60.9 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 59.8 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 61.9 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 56.8 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 59.9 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 57.8 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 55.4 | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 54.9 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.12 | 70.1 | 74 | 5 |
| 2010s | 65.51 | 59.8 | 70 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.78 | 54.9 | 61.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More population data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 352.72 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 2.79 million (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 351.64 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 351.64 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 351.64 million (2025)
- Population structure indicators at national level 57.2 (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 2.79 million (2024)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.67 million (2024)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.79 million (2024)
- Fertility indicators 31.6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 54.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 74 in 2007.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9 in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- 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 and duration rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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