PT · 2023 · tepsr_sp210
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
Portugal, 2023
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
55.5
Portugal, 2023
▲ 17.6% vs 2022 (47.2)
Analysis
In 2023, Portugal's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 17.6% compared to 2022, reaching 55.5.
Portugal accounts for 148.8% of the EU-27 total of 37.3.
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 grown by 18.3% (from 46.9 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
148.8%
EU-27: 37.3
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tepsr_sp210