FI · 2024 · tps00185
Formal child care by duration and age group
Finland, 2024
Formal child care by duration and age group
51.8
Finland, 2024
▼ 7.7% vs 2023 (56.1)
Analysis
In 2024, Finland's formal child care by duration and age group decreased by 7.7% compared to 2023, reaching 51.8.
Finland accounts for 85.3% of the EU-27 total of 60.7.
Finland ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 20.7% (from 65.3 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00185, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
85.3%
EU-27: 60.7
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00185