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
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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
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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?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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