Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and was 48.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 48.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 61.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 61.1% | — |
| 2016 | 56.9% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 48.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.8% | 54.6% | 61.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 48.1% | 58.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More education data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 19.8% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 9.1% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 23.21 million Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 18.53 million Number (2024)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 95.6 Rate (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 19.01 million Number (2024)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 97.8% (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 1.45 million Number (2024)
- Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 2.36 million Number (2024)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 19.03 million Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 48.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and risk of poverty or social exclusion - % of children in the respective at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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