Formal child care by duration and age group

In 2024, Netherlands's formal child care by duration and age group decreased by 25.7% compared to 2023, reaching 21.1.

Netherlands accounts for 34.8% of the EU-27 total of 60.7.

Netherlands ranks 27th 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 40.1% (from 35.2 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00185, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.