Formal child care by duration and age group

In 2021, Portugal's formal child care by duration and age group increased by 0.4% compared to 2020, reaching 56.7.

Portugal accounts for 91.2% of the EU-27 total of 62.2.

Portugal ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.0% (from 55.6 in 2016).

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