Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Switzerland
Switzerland: Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Switzerland, 2009–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 18 for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% 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 Switzerland peaked at 18 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2009.
That places Switzerland 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15 | — |
| 2010 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 18 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.88 | 16 | 18 | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.4 | 16 | 18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 38 Austria 25 compare
- 38 Spain 25 compare
- 41 Netherlands 16 compare
- 41 Netherlands 16 compare
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15 compare
- 43 United Kingdom 15 compare
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Switzerland?
- Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Switzerland was 18 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 2011.
- What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2009.
- How does Switzerland rank for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Switzerland ranks 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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