Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Netherlands
Netherlands: Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 17 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
42nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
19
in 2023
All-time low
15.5
in 2015
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Netherlands stood at 17.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Netherlands peaked at 19 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.5, in 2015.
Netherlands ranks 42nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16 | — |
| 2006 | 15.8 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 16.3 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 17.2 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 16.1 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 17.7 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 17.8 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.2 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 16.4 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 16.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.5 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 15.8 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.7 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 15.9 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 17.1 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 18.4 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 17.3 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 19 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 18.1 | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 17 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.28 | 15.8 | 17.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.65 | 15.5 | 17.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.03 | 17 | 19 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 39 Austria 23.6 compare
- 40 Switzerland 20.2 compare
- 41 Czechia 18.3 compare
- 42 Netherlands 17 compare
- 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.7 compare
- 44 United Kingdom 16.7 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Netherlands?
- Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Netherlands was 17 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 2023.
- What is the lowest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5 in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Netherlands ranks 42nd 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 Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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