Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Netherlands
Netherlands: Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration was 33.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Netherlands stood at 33.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.8% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Netherlands peaked at 60.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2024.
Netherlands ranks 42nd 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60.0% | — |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | -25.7% |
| 2025 | 33.5% | +58.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.4% | 51.1% | 60.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 35.2% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 21.1% | 33.5% | 6 |
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More population data for Netherlands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5458 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 519.97 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 757,165 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.9625 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Netherlands?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Netherlands was 33.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Netherlands ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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