Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration was 59.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 59.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 75.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 75.5% | — |
| 2006 | 74.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 59.4% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.9% | 71.5% | 75.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 65.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 59.4% | 67.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 59.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- 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 and duration rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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