Formal child care by duration and age group

In 2025, Belgium's formal child care by duration and age group increased by 8.8% compared to 2024, reaching 51.9.

Belgium accounts for 87.4% of the EU-27 total of 59.4.

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 13.6% (from 45.7 in 2020).

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