Pupils under the age of 3 by sex - as % of the population of the corresponding age by country

Countries reporting
37
Highest
68.2%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.7%
Türkiye
Median
29.7%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
429

What the numbers show

Pupils under the age of 3 by sex - as % of the population of the corresponding age is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 68.2% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.7% in Türkiye.

The median across all reporting countries is 29.7%, and the mean is 28.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 93.

Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 5,188.4%), and the largest decrease in France (down 15.9%).

Pupils under the age of 3 by sex - as % of the population of the: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Luxembourg 68.2% 2024 up 5,188.4% volatile
2 Norway 61.8% 2024 up 12.3% rising
3 Denmark 55.8% 2024 down 7.9% falling
4 Sweden 50.1% 2024 up 11.1% rising
5 Slovenia 49.8% 2024 up 32.1% rising
5 Slovenia 49.8% 2024 up 32.1% rising
7 Iceland 48.4% 2024 up 3.9% rising
8 Spain 48.0% 2024 up 45.5% rising
9 Germany 43.0% 2024 up 17.7% rising
10 Finland 42.2% 2024 up 53.3% rising
11 Lithuania 40.4% 2024 up 76.8% rising
11 Lithuania 40.4% 2024 up 77.7% rising
13 Latvia 38.3% 2024 up 48.4% rising
14 Latvia 38.1% 2024 up 47.4% rising
15 Croatia 33.4% 2024 up 68.4% rising
15 Croatia 33.4% 2024 up 68.4% rising
17 Serbia 32.8% 2024 up 72.4% rising
18 Montenegro 32.3% 2024 up 79.2% rising
19 Estonia 29.7% 2024 up 38.1% rising
19 Estonia 29.7% 2024 up 30.9% rising
21 Cyprus 28.1% 2024 up 255.2% rising
22 Austria 25.1% 2024 up 55.8% rising
23 Hungary 22.5% 2024 up 379.3% volatile
24 Ireland 21.6% 2024 up 179.1% rising
25 North Macedonia 18.3% 2024 up 109.7% rising
26 Belgium 18.0% 2024 up 1.1% falling
27 Romania 10.3% 2024 up 58.2% rising
28 Malta 7.4% 2024 up 15.6% rising
29 Slovakia 5.5% 2024 up 21.0% flat
29 Slovakia 5.5% 2024 up 32.4% rising
31 Bulgaria 5.3% 2024 up 67.6% rising
32 Italy 4.8% 2023 down 11.8% falling
33 Czechia 3.6% 2024 down 8.3% falling
34 France 3.4% 2024 down 15.9% falling
35 Poland 2.7% 2024 up 5.5% falling
35 Poland 2.7% 2024 up 5.5% falling
37 Türkiye 0.7% 2024 up 1,116.7% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Pupils under the age of 3 by sex - as % of the population of the corresponding age
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 429 data points, 2013–2024
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