Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare

In 2024, Hungary's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare decreased by 19.0% compared to 2023, reaching 16.6.

Hungary accounts for 42.3% of the EU-27 total of 39.2.

Hungary 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 fallen by 5.7% (from 17.6 in 2019).

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