Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare

In 2024, France's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 3.3% compared to 2023, reaching 59.3.

France accounts for 151.3% of the EU-27 total of 39.2.

France ranks 4th 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 16.7% (from 50.8 in 2019).

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