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)
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