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

Austria: Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 7.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7.3
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
35th
of 45 countries
All-time high
7.3
in 2025
All-time low
0.7
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

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

024682005201520252005: 0.72006: 12007: 1.82008: 1.12009: 22010: 22011: 2.82012: 3.62013: 4.52014: 42015: 5.22016: 4.32017: 3.82018: 4.72019: 5.32020: 52021: 6.72022: 5.62023: 5.42024: 6.62025: 7.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Austria stood at 7.3. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Austria peaked at 7.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2005.

Austria ranks 35th 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 Austria, year by year

Annual values for Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with or without formal care in Austria, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 0.7
2006 1 +42.9%
2007 1.8 +80.0%
2008 1.1 -38.9%
2009 2 +81.8%
2010 2 +0.0%
2011 2.8 +40.0%
2012 3.6 +28.6%
2013 4.5 +25.0%
2014 4 -11.1%
2015 5.2 +30.0%
2016 4.3 -17.3%
2017 3.8 -11.6%
2018 4.7 +23.7%
2019 5.3 +12.8%
2020 5 -5.7%
2021 6.7 +34.0%
2022 5.6 -16.4%
2023 5.4 -3.6%
2024 6.6 +22.2%
2025 7.3 +10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.32 0.7 2 5
2010s 4.02 2 5.3 10
2020s 6.1 5 7.3 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 33 Switzerland 7.4 compare
  2. 33 Germany 7.4 compare
  3. 36 Poland 7 compare
  4. 36 Poland 7 compare
  5. 38 Greece 6.4 compare
  6. 38 United Kingdom 6.4 compare
  7. 38 United Kingdom 6.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Austria?
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Austria was 7.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 7.3 in 2025.
What is the lowest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2005.
How does Austria rank for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
Austria ranks 35th 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 Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria 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 or without formal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with or without formal care
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 935 data points, 2005–2025
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