Average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group 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 other types of care by age group was 3.5 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
3.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 45 countries
All-time high
6.8
in 2012
All-time low
3.5
in 2020
Years of data
10
2012–2021

Average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group 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

02462012201620212012: 6.82013: 6.62014: 6.62015: 6.22016: 5.72017: 4.92018: 5.12019: 4.62020: 3.52021: 3.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) is 3.5, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 48.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group 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 6.8 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2020.

That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 21st out of 45 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group 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

Annual values for Average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group - children with or without other types of care in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2012 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2012 6.8
2013 6.6 -2.9%
2014 6.6 +0.0%
2015 6.2 -6.1%
2016 5.7 -8.1%
2017 4.9 -14.0%
2018 5.1 +4.1%
2019 4.6 -9.8%
2020 3.5 -23.9%
2021 3.5 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.81 4.6 6.8 8
2020s 3.5 3.5 3.5 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)

  1. 18 Netherlands 4.5 compare
  2. 18 Netherlands 4.5 compare
  3. 20 Belgium 3.8 compare
  4. 22 Hungary 3.4 compare
  5. 23 Austria 3.1 compare
  6. 23 Bulgaria 3.1 compare
  7. 23 Luxembourg 3.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group 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 other types of care by age group in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 3.5 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group 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 6.8 in 2012.
What is the lowest average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group 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 3.5 in 2020.
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 other types of care by age group?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 21st out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
Is average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group 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 down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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?
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Indicator
Average number of weekly hours of other types of care by age group - children with or without other types of care
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 935 data points, 2005–2025
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