Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
60
Hungary
Lowest
12
Czechia
Median
35
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
935
What the numbers show
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 60 in Hungary; the lowest is 12 in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 35, and the mean is 33.46.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 66.7%), and the largest decrease in Czechia (down 60.0%).
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 60 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 2 | Slovakia | 40 | 2025 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 40 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 40 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Latvia | 40 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Iceland | 40 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Croatia | 40 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Estonia | 40 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 2 | Latvia | 40 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 40 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Estonia | 40 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 2 | Lithuania | 40 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Türkiye | 40 | 2025 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 2 | Croatia | 40 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Slovakia | 40 | 2025 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 2 | Cyprus | 40 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 40 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 18 | Portugal | 38 | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 19 | France | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 35 | 2025 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 19 | Norway | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Poland | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Romania | 35 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Slovenia | 35 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 19 | Slovenia | 35 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 35 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 32 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 31 | Malta | 30 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 30 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Ireland | 30 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 30 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 30 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 29.3 | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 36 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 29.3 | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 38 | Spain | 25 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 38 | Austria | 25 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 40 | Switzerland | 18 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands | 16 | 2025 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 41 | Netherlands | 16 | 2025 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15 | 2018 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 15 | 2018 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 12 | 2025 | down 60.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.