Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Spain
Spain: Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 25 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 45 countries
All-time high
30
in 2006
All-time low
25
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Spain, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Spain stood at 25. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Spain peaked at 30 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2005.
That places Spain 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25 | — |
| 2006 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 25 | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 25 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27 | 25 | 30 | 5 |
| 2010s | 26 | 25 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.83 | 25 | 30 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 36 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 29.3 compare
- 36 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 29.3 compare
- 38 Austria 25 compare
- 40 Switzerland 18 compare
- 41 Netherlands 16 compare
- 41 Netherlands 16 compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Spain?
- Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Spain was 25 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2006.
- What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2005.
- How does Spain rank for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Spain ranks 38th 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 Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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