Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 6.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom is 6.4, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom peaked at 6.4 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2012.
United Kingdom ranks 38th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.9 | — |
| 2006 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 4.2 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.6 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 3.5 | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 4.3 | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 4.6 | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.5 | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 6.4 | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.63 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom?
- Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom was 6.4 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 in 2018.
- What is the lowest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2012.
- How does United Kingdom rank for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- United Kingdom ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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