EIGE

Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare by duration eustrat_epsr_spi__ilc_caindformal

Time format:
Years
Unit:
% of children aged less than 3 (comparable)
Description:

This indicator shows the percentage of children under the age of 3 cared for by formal arrangements other than by the family, disaggregated by the weekly time spent in care. ‘Formal arrangements’ refer to the four EU-SILC survey variables:

  • Education at pre-school or equivalent
  • Education at compulsory education
  • Child care at centre-based services outside school hours
  • Child care at day-care centre organised/controlled by a public or private structure.

The definition of formal care excludes any arrangements without any structure between the carer and the parents (direct arrangements). When interpreting the data, cross-country differences in maternity/paternity/parental leave arrangements and minimum compulsory school age should be taken into account.

Keywords:
child care, child care-related, childcare, childcare services, childcare-related, children
UK
TR
RO
CZ
SK
NL
AL
CH
AT
PL
MK
ME
EL
IE
HU
HR
RS
BG
IT
EU27_2020
LT
DE
EE
CY
EA20
LV
FI
MT
ES
FR
BE
SE
SI
PT
LU
NO
DK
IS
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
UK
7
5.2(b)
4.4
4.3
3.8
4.2
3.3(b)
4.8
3.5
4
3.8
4.4
5.1
5.5
TR
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
RO
6.5
8
4.3
7.8
0.6
1
5.9
1.8
8.8
5.2
0.6
0.7
3.2
1.3
3.5
1.5
2.7
3.2
CZ
2.2
1.4
1.8
0.8
2.5
2.9
3.8
2.6
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.2
0.9
1.4
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.8
0.2
SK
4.5
1
2.3
0.5
4.4
4.6
1.1
0.5
0.5
0.8
5.3
2.4
3.3
2.4
2.8
1.5
2.3
1
3.4
2.4
NL
13
9.2
11
7.9
9.7
6.2
6.3
5.5
5.4
5.3
6.1
6.2
7
6.2
6.1
5.6
5.5
3.6
4.4
4
AL
6.4
8
3.9
6.9
7.8
5.8
4.8
CH
7.6
9.4
5.1
5.4
6.1
7.9
5.9
6
5.8
4.7
3.9
4.1
4.6
AT
10.9
6.8
8.4
10.1
7.7
8
7.1
4.3
5.6
8.6
6.7
7.7
6.8
2.5
2.5
2.4
1.7
1.5
1.4
0.1
PL
14.3
11.2
14.3
12.8
9.2
8.3
8.8
9.8
5.6
4.2
5.2
4
4.9
3.3
MK
13.9
12.7
7.1(b)
4.9
10.3
7.7
9.4
6.8
5.6
5.2
7.5
8.5
2.1
4.1
ME
5.9
12
11.8
13.8
13.1
8.2
0.2
4.3
2.7
EL
19.9
17.6
20.4
16.5
10.4
14
9.4
8.8
6
6.5
7.3
6.2
15
14.8
4.8
6.7
6.9
5.7
IE
12.3
11.4
11.5
7.1
10.5(b)
14(b)
11.7
7.3
7.8
8.9
9.7
8.2
8.3
6.8
8
4.6
6.5
11.2
4.6
5
HU
13.9
16.6
9
11
9.5
14.2(b)
13.7
11.8
12.2
10.8
8.6
9.2
6.4
6.5
7.8
5
4.7
5.6
6.2
4.8
HR
28
25.2
25.7
32.3
20.2
14.6
15.9
14.5
13.5
9.5
16.6
9.6
RS
19.3
18.2
17.6
15.3
13.4
15.5
12
11.4
16.6
12
9.1
11.4
BG
18.9
18.2
14.6
11.4
16.9
6.1
18.7
15.3
8.2
12.5
8.4
10.1
10.5
7.6
6.7
6.3
7.1
8.8
6.3
15.7
15.7
IT
27.1
20.4
20.1
17.7
18.7
16.1
16.5
22.3
16.9
13.6
13.6
11.1
15.2
15.3
16.1
13.8
14.1
14.7
14.7
EU27_2020
24.8
23.2
22.5
21.8
19.4
21.4
20.5
19.6
20.4
17.7
16.4
16.3
15.2
16.1
16.6
16.2
15
12
13.1
12.5(e)
LT
36.3(p)
16.8
22.4
19.1
14.7
22.9
19.3
18.6
12.5
7.7
16.7
10
5
7.6
12.3
10
11.8
18
4.1
9.2
DE
16.5
15.7
14.9
17.9
17.3
10.2(b)
23.2
22.1
22
21.1
16.1
15.3
18.5
15.1
15.3
13
12.3
9.1
8.7
6.6
8.4
EE
24.1
27.7
25.7
21.4
20.4
17.7
23.8
22.5
20.8
20.8
17.8
13.9
17.7
14.2
14.7
18.5
21.3
15.9
14.2
12.3
8.5
CY
34.5
28.5
20.2
19.1
17.8
23.9
20.2
16
16.2
10.4
18.1
18.2
15.2
14.6
13.6
11.5
17.9
11
16.1
10
EA20
27.1
25.1
24.4
23.6
21.7
24.1
22.2
21.4
22.3
19
17.9
18.1
16.6
18.2
17
16.6
15.1
12.6
13.7
12.7(e)
LV
41.8
23.6
32.3
30.6
27.6
23.6
24.6
23.1
24.9
24.4
19.3
18.4
19.2
17.4
13.3
14.1
11.6
9.6
12.9
14.1
9
FI
40.4
34
32
31.4
27.4
24.7
23.7
20.7
21.3
23.3
20.8
19.3
20.9
18
18.8(b)
18.5
19.6
19.5
19.9
17.2
MT
26.8(p)
30
23.6
11.2
11.5
24.7
13.2
14.8
13.1
7.7
6.1
3.8
1.3
4.3
3.2
4
4.8
3.1
3
0.6
ES
25.5
28.8
22.7
25.3
21.6
26.9
20.3
17.8
18.7
20.6
16.3
16.5
15.1
19.6
17.6
17.8
16.5
15.3
19.6
13.3
FR
42
39.6
37.5(b)
36.9
36.5(b)
33.6
30.4
30.7
31.9
25.7
25.8
25.7
23.4
26.3
25.9
24.8
22.7
14.1
17.1
16
BE
33.3
32.4
36.2
34.9
33.6
35.5
35.7(b)
34.1
30.4
28.4
26.8
25.6
24.7
26.6
19.7
18.7
16.4
23
22.5
22.9
18.7
SE
43.4
43.4
38.1
39.2
35.6
37.1
34.3
37.1
33.6
36.1
31.7
32.7
34.2
30.9
32.4
38.3
30.9
27.2
26.6
30.6
SI
54.2
53.2
49.7
38.7
42.1
44.4
44.1
40.9
35.7
34.9
34
35.8
35.7
34.1
32.5
27.4
26.7
27
25.4
21.5
PT
55.8
53.9
45.1
42.4
41.9
46.1
45.6
40.8
42
39.2
38.1
34.1
28.8
29.1
27
30.2
28.7
24.8
32.3
26.3
LU
40.3
44.5
36.5(b)
41.8
46.7(b)
47.2
42.7
37
33
34.9
29.8
24
27.4
27.5
18.8
11.7
12.9
14.1
16.6
7.9
NO
54.7
56.5
0(b)
56.4
57.4
50.4
41
47
45.7
44.1
36.7
33.5
34.5
37.3
33.7
27
24.7
22.8
60
DK
57.1
61.9(b)
67.9
61
60.1
58.1
54.5
66
62.2
69.6
63.6
62.9
62.6
68.8
67.7
62.5
64.8
IS
97
94.9
58.2
48.4
60.8
41.7
41.8
40.4
38.7
35.4
37
37.8
36.1
36.2
29.8
32.7

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable