Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Sweden
Sweden: Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 35 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Sweden, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Sweden is 35, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Sweden peaked at 35 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2006.
Sweden ranks 19th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32 | — |
| 2006 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34 | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 30 | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 33 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 30 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 35 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 32 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 35 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 30 | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 33 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4 | 30 | 32 | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.4 | 30 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.67 | 30 | 35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Sweden?
- Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Sweden 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 2015.
- What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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