Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Sweden
Sweden: Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 32 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Sweden, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 32 for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Sweden peaked at 32.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2006.
That places Sweden 24th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30 | — |
| 2006 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.2 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 29.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.6 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 31 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 29.1 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 30.9 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 30.4 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 30.2 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 31.8 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 30.8 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 31.7 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 30.9 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 30.5 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 31.8 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 32.3 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 32.3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.24 | 29 | 30 | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.47 | 29.1 | 31.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.63 | 30.5 | 32.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Sweden?
- Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Sweden was 32 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Sweden ranks 24th 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 Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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