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
DK
NO
PT
SI
LU
SE
FR
BE
FI
LV
MT
CY
ES
EE
HR
EU27_2020
IT
EL
LT
HU
DE
BG
IE
PL
CH
NL
RO
AT
CZ
SK
TR
AL
IS
ME
MK
RS
UK
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
DK
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
NO
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
PT
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
SI
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
LU
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
SE
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
FR
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
35.9
34.8
33.9
35.8
36(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
FI
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
LV
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
MT
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
CY
29.1
19.7
19.9
15.2
23
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
ES
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
EE
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
HR
25.2
25.7
32.3
20.2
14.6
15.9
14.5
13.5
9.5
16.6
9.6
EU27_2020
23.3
22.5
21.9
18.2(e)
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)
IT
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
EL
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
LT
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
HU
16.4
9
11
9.1
13.6
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
DE
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
BG
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
IE
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
PL
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
CH
9.4
5.1
5.4
6.1
7.9
5.9
6
5.8
4.7
3.9
4.1
4.6
NL
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
RO
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
AT
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
CZ
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
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
TR
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
AL
3.9
6.9
7.8
5.8
4.8
IS
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
ME
5.9
12
11.8
13.8
13.1
8.2
0.2
4.3
2.7
MK
4.9
10.3
7.7
9.4
6.8
5.6
5.2
7.5
8.5
2.1
4.1
RS
17.8
15.3
12.1
14.8
12
11.4
16.6
12
9.1
11.4
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

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