Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Latvia
Latvia: Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 17 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Latvia stood at 17. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 70.0% on the previous year and up 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Latvia peaked at 17 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 2008.
That places Latvia 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.4 | — |
| 2006 | 6.9 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 6.3 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 4.8 | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 6.4 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 6.2 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 8.4 | +35.5% |
| 2013 | 9.2 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 8.5 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 9.1 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 11.1 | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 11.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 11 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 10.5 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 12.7 | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 13.2 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 13.3 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 10 | -24.8% |
| 2025 | 17 | +70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.18 | 6.2 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.78 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Latvia?
- Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Latvia 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Latvia ranks 10th 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 Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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