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
In 2025, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Netherlands stood at 24.4%.
That represents a change of 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 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,472 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,856 (1985)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 247,743 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
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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