Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare

In 2025, Lithuania's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 18.7% compared to 2024, reaching 43.8.

Lithuania accounts for 108.1% of the EU-27 total of 40.5.

Lithuania 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 170.4% (from 16.2 in 2020).

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