Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 40 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
40
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
40
in 2006
All-time low
25
in 2020
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Bulgaria, 2006–2025

0102030402006201520252006: 402007: 402008: 402009: 402010: 402011: 402012: 402013: 402014: 402015: 402016: 402017: 402018: 402019: 402020: 252021: 402022: 302023: 402024: 402025: 40

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Bulgaria is 40, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Bulgaria peaked at 40 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2020.

That places Bulgaria 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria, 2006 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2006 40
2007 40 +0.0%
2008 40 +0.0%
2009 40 +0.0%
2010 40 +0.0%
2011 40 +0.0%
2012 40 +0.0%
2013 40 +0.0%
2014 40 +0.0%
2015 40 +0.0%
2016 40 +0.0%
2017 40 +0.0%
2018 40 +0.0%
2019 40 +0.0%
2020 25 -37.5%
2021 40 +60.0%
2022 30 -25.0%
2023 40 +33.3%
2024 40 +0.0%
2025 40 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40 40 40 4
2010s 40 40 40 10
2020s 35.83 25 40 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 1 Hungary 60 compare
  2. 2 Cyprus 40 compare
  3. 2 Estonia 40 compare
  4. 2 Croatia 40 compare
  5. 2 Iceland 40 compare
  6. 2 Lithuania 40 compare
  7. 2 Luxembourg 40 compare
  8. 2 Latvia 40 compare
  9. 2 North Macedonia 40 compare
  10. 2 Slovakia 40 compare
  11. 2 Türkiye 40 compare
  12. 2 Estonia 40 compare
  13. 2 Croatia 40 compare
  14. 2 Lithuania 40 compare
  15. 2 Latvia 40 compare
  16. 2 Slovakia 40 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Bulgaria?
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Bulgaria was 40 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 40 in 2006.
What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2020.
How does Bulgaria rank for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
Bulgaria ranks 2nd 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 Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
51 places, 935 data points, 2005–2025
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