Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 29.3 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
29.3
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
36th
of 45 countries
All-time high
31
in 2013
All-time low
29.3
in 2021
Years of data
10
2012–2021

Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2012–2021

01020302012201620212012: 302013: 312014: 302015: 312016: 302017: 302018: 302019: 30.22020: 29.42021: 29.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) is 29.3, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 31 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29.3, in 2021.

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 36th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 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 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2012 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2012 30
2013 31 +3.3%
2014 30 -3.2%
2015 31 +3.3%
2016 30 -3.2%
2017 30 +0.0%
2018 30 +0.0%
2019 30.2 +0.7%
2020 29.4 -2.6%
2021 29.3 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 30.27 30 31 8
2020s 29.35 29.3 29.4 2

Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

  1. 36 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 29.3 compare
  2. 38 Austria 25 compare
  3. 38 Spain 25 compare

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More reference data data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 29.3 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The highest recorded value was 31 in 2013.
What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 29.3 in 2021.
How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
Is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
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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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