Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Poland
Poland: Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration was 79.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Poland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Poland is 79.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Poland peaked at 96.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2025.
Poland ranks 7th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 96.7% | — |
| 2012 | 94.3% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.8% | 88.4% | 96.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 79.0% | 88.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Poland?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Poland was 79.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2025.
- How does Poland rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Poland ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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