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.
The figure is 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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