Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Belgium
Belgium: Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 32 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Belgium, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Belgium is 32, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Belgium peaked at 32 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 30th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28 | — |
| 2006 | 31 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4 | 28 | 31 | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.8 | 30 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32 | 32 | 32 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Belgium?
- Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Belgium was 32 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2016.
- What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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