European Union - Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare was 35.70% in December of 2019, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare - last updated from the EUROSTAT on May of 2024. Historically, European Union - Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare reached a record high of 35.70% in December of 2019 and a record low of 27.30% in December of 2012.


Children Aged Less Than 3 Years In Formal Childcare
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Netherlands 72.30 74.20 % Dec 2022
Denmark 69.90 74.70 % Dec 2023
Sweden 56.90 54.40 % Dec 2023
France 56.20 57.10 % Dec 2022
Spain 55.80 48.60 % Dec 2023
Luxembourg 54.70 62.00 % Dec 2022
Portugal 47.20 43.30 % Dec 2022
Euro Area 40.70 37.00 % Dec 2021
Italy 30.90 33.40 % Dec 2022
Greece 29.60 29.10 % Dec 2023
Croatia 29.60 27.50 % Dec 2023
Cyprus 24.40 27.40 % Dec 2022
Austria 24.10 23.00 % Dec 2023
Germany 23.40 24.60 % Dec 2023
Lithuania 22.80 21.40 % Dec 2022
Ireland 19.10 15.10 % Dec 2022
Bulgaria 17.40 17.40 % Dec 2023
Poland 15.90 17.20 % Dec 2022
Romania 12.30 12.30 % Dec 2023
Czech Republic 4.40 6.80 % Dec 2023
Slovakia 1.00 2.30 % Dec 2023
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