Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Poland
Poland: Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 35 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Poland, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Poland stood at 35. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Poland peaked at 40 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2015.
That places Poland 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Poland, 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 | 35 | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 35 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 40 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.9 | 35 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.33 | 35 | 40 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Poland?
- Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Poland was 35 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Poland?
- 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 Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2015.
- How does Poland rank for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Poland ranks 19th 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 Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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