Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Netherlands
Netherlands: Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and was 24.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Netherlands, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 24.4% for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in 2025.
The figure is up 80.7% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Netherlands peaked at 44.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 35th out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44.5% | — |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +37.1% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -26.8% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -34.3% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | -29.7% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | +80.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.0% | 27.5% | 44.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 13.5% | 28.9% | 6 |
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More education data for Netherlands
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- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 32.4% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 7.4% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 833,695 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Netherlands?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Netherlands was 24.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and?
- Netherlands ranks 35th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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