Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Estonia
Estonia: 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 2005
All-time low
32
in 2020
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Estonia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Estonia is 40, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 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 Estonia peaked at 40 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2020.
That places Estonia 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 21 years of available data.
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40 | — |
| 2006 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 35 | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 40 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 32 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 40 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 32 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 35 | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 40 | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 40 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 5 |
| 2010s | 39 | 35 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5 | 32 | 40 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 1 Hungary 60 compare
- 2 Bulgaria 40 compare
- 2 Cyprus 40 compare
- 2 Estonia 40 compare
- 2 Croatia 40 compare
- 2 Iceland 40 compare
- 2 Lithuania 40 compare
- 2 Luxembourg 40 compare
- 2 Latvia 40 compare
- 2 North Macedonia 40 compare
- 2 Slovakia 40 compare
- 2 Türkiye 40 compare
- 2 Croatia 40 compare
- 2 Lithuania 40 compare
- 2 Latvia 40 compare
- 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 Estonia?
- Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Estonia 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2005.
- What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Estonia 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 Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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