Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration was 43.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Luxembourg, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 43.6% for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Luxembourg peaked at 77.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2020.
Luxembourg ranks 34th 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 Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 77.7% | — |
| 2006 | 69.1% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 73.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.3% | 65.8% | 77.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 39.1% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 36.9% | 45.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Luxembourg?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Luxembourg was 43.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2020.
- How does Luxembourg rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Luxembourg ranks 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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