SE · 2024 · tps00185

Formal child care by duration and age group

Sweden, 2024

Formal child care by duration and age group
42.3
Sweden, 2024
▼ 1.9% vs 2023 (43.1)
Analysis

In 2024, Sweden's formal child care by duration and age group decreased by 1.9% compared to 2023, reaching 42.3.

Sweden accounts for 69.7% of the EU-27 total of 60.7.

Sweden ranks 22nd 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 9.8% (from 46.9 in 2019).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
69.7%
EU-27: 60.7
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
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