European Union - Formal child care: Less than 3 years - childcare from 1 to 29 hours weekly was 15.80% 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 - Formal child care: Less than 3 years - childcare from 1 to 29 hours weekly - last updated from the EUROSTAT on May of 2024. Historically, European Union - Formal child care: Less than 3 years - childcare from 1 to 29 hours weekly reached a record high of 17.10% in December of 2017 and a record low of 13.20% in December of 2013.


Formal Child Care: Less Than 3 Years - Childcare From 1 To 29 Hours Weekly
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Netherlands 61.30 66.30 % Dec 2022
Spain 27.00 25.90 % Dec 2023
Belgium 20.40 17.90 % Dec 2023
Malta 19.50 12.80 % Dec 2022
France 18.70 20.20 % Dec 2022
Luxembourg 18.20 20.20 % Dec 2022
Austria 17.30 14.60 % Dec 2023
Estonia 12.20 12.30 % Dec 2023
Greece 12.00 8.70 % Dec 2023
Italy 10.80 15.70 % Dec 2022
Finland 9.90 8.00 % Dec 2023
Germany 8.40 6.70 % Dec 2023
Denmark 8.00 6.80 % Dec 2023
Cyprus 4.70 7.50 % Dec 2022
Romania 4.30 8.00 % Dec 2023
Hungary 3.90 3.90 % Dec 2023
Slovenia 3.40 2.60 % Dec 2023
Czech Republic 3.00 5.00 % Dec 2023
Bulgaria 2.80 6.00 % Dec 2023
Latvia 2.60 2.10 % Dec 2023
Portugal 2.10 0.90 % Dec 2022
Poland 1.60 4.40 % Dec 2022
Lithuania 0.40 2.30 % Dec 2022
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