PT · 2024 · tps00185
Formal child care by duration and age group
Portugal, 2024
Formal child care by duration and age group
40.6
Portugal, 2024
▼ 8.8% vs 2023 (44.5)
Analysis
In 2024, Portugal's formal child care by duration and age group decreased by 8.8% compared to 2023, reaching 40.6.
Portugal accounts for 66.9% of the EU-27 total of 60.7.
Portugal ranks 25th 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 21.2% (from 51.5 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00185, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
66.9%
EU-27: 60.7
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00185