Formal child care by duration and age group

In 2024, Belgium's formal child care by duration and age group increased by 9.2% compared to 2023, reaching 47.7.

Belgium accounts for 78.6% of the EU-27 total of 60.7.

Belgium ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.5% (from 44.8 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00185, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.