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 11.5 in 2021. ▲ Rising
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
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 11.5 for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in 2021.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 25.0% 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 12 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.2, in 2012.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 9.2 | — |
| 2013 | 9.7 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 9.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.3 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 11.6 | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 11.3 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 11.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 10.9 | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 11.5 | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.64 | 9.2 | 12 | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 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)
More reference data data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Gross fixed capital formation by main asset type - quarterly data 104.32 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross fixed capital formation by main asset type - annual data 109.28 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- EMU convergence criterion series - monthly data 3.49 (2026)
- EMU convergence criterion series - quarterly data 3.41 (2026)
- HICP - monthly data (index) 129.56 Index, 2015=100 (2025)
- EMU convergence criterion series - annual data 3.09 (2025)
- HICP - item weights 1,000 (2025)
- HICP - monthly data (monthly rate of change) 0.2 Monthly rate of change (2025)
- HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change) 128.75 Annual average index (2025)
- HICP - first published data (monthly index and annual rate of change) 129.56 Index, 2015=100 (2025)
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 11.5 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 12 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 9.2 in 2012.
- 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 22nd 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 up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 or without formal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).