Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare

In 2024, Cyprus's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 7.2% compared to 2023, reaching 40.1.

Cyprus accounts for 102.3% of the EU-27 total of 39.2.

Cyprus ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 32.8% (from 30.2 in 2019).

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