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

Latest (2025)
32
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 45 countries
All-time high
32
in 2016
All-time low
28
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Belgium, 2005–2025

01020302005201520252005: 282006: 312007: 302008: 302009: 282010: 302011: 302012: 302013: 302014: 302015: 302016: 322017: 322018: 322019: 322020: 322021: 322022: 322023: 322024: 322025: 32

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

Annual values for Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care in Belgium, 2005 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.4 28 31 5
2010s 30.8 30 32 10
2020s 32 32 32 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 31 Germany 30 compare
  2. 31 Greece 30 compare
  3. 31 Ireland 30 compare
  4. 31 Italy 30 compare
  5. 31 Malta 30 compare

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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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Indicator
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 935 data points, 2005–2025
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