Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare

In 2024, Netherlands's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 10.3% compared to 2023, reaching 78.9.

Netherlands accounts for 201.3% of the EU-27 total of 39.2.

Netherlands ranks 1st 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 21.8% (from 64.8 in 2019).

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