Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 15 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom is 15, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom peaked at 15 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2007.
United Kingdom ranks 43rd of 45 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14 | — |
| 2006 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.11 | 9 | 15 | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 40 Switzerland 18 compare
- 41 Netherlands 16 compare
- 41 Netherlands 16 compare
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15 compare
- 45 Czechia 12 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom?
- Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in United Kingdom was 15 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2015.
- What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
- How does United Kingdom rank for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- United Kingdom ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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