PT · 2021 · tepsr_sp210
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
Portugal, 2021
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
43.3
Portugal, 2021
▼ 0.5% vs 2020 (43.5)
Analysis
In 2021, Portugal's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare decreased by 0.5% compared to 2020, reaching 43.3.
Portugal accounts for 114.6% of the EU-27 total of 37.8.
Portugal ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.5% (from 44.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
114.6%
EU-27: 37.8
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_sp210