Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 28.3 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
28.3
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
35th
of 45 countries
All-time high
30.2
in 2019
All-time low
28.3
in 2021
Years of data
10
2012–2021

Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2012–2021

01020302012201620212012: 28.72013: 29.92014: 292015: 29.32016: 29.92017: 29.12018: 29.22019: 30.22020: 29.82021: 28.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) is 28.3, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 30.2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.3, in 2021.

That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year

Annual values for Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2012 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2012 28.7
2013 29.9 +4.2%
2014 29 -3.0%
2015 29.3 +1.0%
2016 29.9 +2.0%
2017 29.1 -2.7%
2018 29.2 +0.3%
2019 30.2 +3.4%
2020 29.8 -1.3%
2021 28.3 -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 29.41 28.7 30.2 8
2020s 29.05 28.3 29.8 2

Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

  1. 32 Ireland 28.8 compare
  2. 33 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 28.7 compare
  3. 34 Germany 28.4 compare
  4. 36 Malta 27.1 compare
  5. 37 Greece 26.9 compare
  6. 38 Spain 26.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 28.3 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The highest recorded value was 30.2 in 2019.
What is the lowest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 28.3 in 2021.
How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
Is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
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Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
51 places, 934 data points, 2005–2025
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