Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Children in formal: % over the population of each age group was 61.4 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in United Kingdom, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 61.4 for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in United Kingdom peaked at 72.9 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 61.4, in 2018.
That places United Kingdom 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 70.8 | — |
| 2006 | 67 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 62 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 65.1 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 64.6 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 65.7 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 66 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.9 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 70 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 71.1 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 69.6 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 71.5 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 66.8 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 61.4 | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.9 | 62 | 70.8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 68.33 | 61.4 | 72.9 | 9 |
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More population data for United Kingdom
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million (2019)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million (2019)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 9,459 (2019)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 730,918 (2018)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 275.3 (2020)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 66.65 million (2019)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 730,918 (2018)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.68 (2018)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 48,389 (2019)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.1 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in United Kingdom?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in United Kingdom was 61.4 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9 in 2012.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4 in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- United Kingdom ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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