Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and was 42.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 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 Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 42.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 57.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, 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 Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 57.1% | — |
| 2016 | 52.2% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 42.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.8% | 48.6% | 57.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 42.9% | 51.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More education data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level 17.7% (2025)
- Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main 0.9% (2025)
- Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 3.0% (2025)
- Level of disability (activity limitation) by sex, age and educational 5.6% (2025)
- Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and educational 12.6% (2025)
- Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and 13.4% (2025)
- Deaths by age, sex and educational attainment level 3.67 million Number (2024)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction 32.0% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 42.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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