Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare

In 2023, Bulgaria's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 0.0% compared to 2022, reaching 17.4.

Bulgaria accounts for 46.6% of the EU-27 total of 37.3.

Bulgaria ranks 23rd 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 7.4% (from 16.2 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.