Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in France

France: Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 33.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
33.3
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
23rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
33.4
in 2024
All-time low
26.6
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in France, 2005–2025

01020302005201520252005: 26.62006: 28.42007: 27.42008: 29.92009: 30.42010: 30.42011: 302012: 302013: 32.12014: 32.22015: 31.72016: 322017: 31.12018: 312019: 30.42020: 31.52021: 31.92022: 32.52023: 33.32024: 33.42025: 33.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

France recorded 33.3 for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in 2025.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in France peaked at 33.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.6, in 2005.

That places France 23rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in France, 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 France, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 26.6
2006 28.4 +6.8%
2007 27.4 -3.5%
2008 29.9 +9.1%
2009 30.4 +1.7%
2010 30.4 +0.0%
2011 30 -1.3%
2012 30 +0.0%
2013 32.1 +7.0%
2014 32.2 +0.3%
2015 31.7 -1.6%
2016 32 +0.9%
2017 31.1 -2.8%
2018 31 -0.3%
2019 30.4 -1.9%
2020 31.5 +3.6%
2021 31.9 +1.3%
2022 32.5 +1.9%
2023 33.3 +2.5%
2024 33.4 +0.3%
2025 33.3 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.54 26.6 30.4 5
2010s 31.09 30 32.2 10
2020s 32.65 31.5 33.4 6

Countries ranked near France

  1. 20 Poland 33.5 compare
  2. 20 Serbia 33.5 compare
  3. 20 Poland 33.5 compare
  4. 24 Estonia 32 compare
  5. 24 Romania 32 compare
  6. 24 Sweden 32 compare
  7. 24 Slovakia 32 compare
  8. 24 Estonia 32 compare
  9. 24 Slovakia 32 compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

More reference data data for France

All data for France →

Frequently asked questions

What is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in France?
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in France was 33.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 33.4 in 2024.
What is the lowest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 26.6 in 2005.
How does France rank for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
France ranks 23rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in France. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-number-of-weekly-hours-of-formal-care-by-age-group-children-with-at-least-1-hour/france/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-number-of-weekly-hours-of-formal-care-by-age-group-children-with-at-least-1-hour/france/">Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in France</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 934 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed