Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in France
France: Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration was 40.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in France, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in France stood at 40.3%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in France peaked at 72.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2025.
France ranks 37th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 68.0% | — |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 57.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8% | 58.7% | 72.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 49.3% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 40.3% | 43.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in France?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in France was 40.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2025.
- How does France rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- France ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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