averageperson.euOne statistical standard, 27 countries
Explore the data
← Explore

Family and home

Where do most under-threes go to childcare?

One figure, the same definition in all 27 member states, ranked high to low.

The highest figure is Denmark at 67.2%, the lowest Slovakia at 1.8%. The EU27 figure is 40.5%.

Maps Latest available · 20251.8%67.2%No data / outside the EUEqual intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad.

All 27 countries

  1. DK67.2%
  2. NL66.5%
  3. SI60.3%
  4. FR59.7%
  5. SE59.6%
  6. PT57.9%
  7. ES56.8%
  8. LU56.4%
  9. MT55.9%
  10. BE48.0%
  11. LV45.1%
  12. LT43.8%
  13. FI43.2%
  14. CY42.4%
  15. IT35.5%
  16. EE34.8%
  17. HR32.5%
  18. AT30.9%
  19. IE27.0%
  20. DE26.2%
  21. GR23.7%
  22. BG22.1%
  23. HU21.1%
  24. PL21.0%
  25. RO11.1%
  26. CZ7.9%
  27. SK1.8%

Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.

Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27

Ask about this ↗

2011–2025

Lines: EU27, Denmark, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Romania, Czechia and Slovakia. Hover a year to read the figures. Eurostat · Under-threes in formal childcare · 2025.

Source

Share of children under three in formal childcare for at least an hour a week. Eurostat · Under-threes in formal childcare · 2025.

View source & dataBack to the European average