Under-threes in formal childcare · Latest available · 2025 Share of children under three in formal childcare for at least an hour a week. Countries with a figure: 27 of 27. Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year. Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown. 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27 EU countries Under-threes in formal childcare Latest available · 2025 Sweden: 59.6% · 2025 Spain: 56.8% · 2025 Slovakia: 1.8% · 2025 Slovenia: 60.3% · 2025 Romania: 11.1% · 2025 Portugal: 57.9% · 2025 Poland: 21% · 2025 the Netherlands: 66.5% · 2025 Malta: 55.9% · 2025 Luxembourg: 56.4% · 2025 Lithuania: 43.8% · 2025 Latvia: 45.1% · 2025 Italy: 35.5% · 2025 Ireland: 27% · 2025 Hungary: 21.1% · 2025 Greece: 23.7% · 2025 Germany: 26.2% · 2025 France: 59.7% · 2025 Finland: 43.2% · 2025 Estonia: 34.8% · 2025 Denmark: 67.2% · 2025 Czechia: 7.9% · 2025 Cyprus: 42.4% · 2025 Croatia: 32.5% · 2025 Bulgaria: 22.1% · 2025 Belgium: 48% · 2025 Austria: 30.9% · 2025 1.8% 14.88% 27.96% 41.04% 54.12% 67.2% No data / outside the EU Countries with a figure: 27 of 27. Share of children under three in formal childcare for at least an hour a week. Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year. Eurostat · Under-threes in formal childcare · Latest available · 2025 Natural Earth · Eurostat · averageperson.eu 1.8% – 14.88%
> 14.88% – 27.96%
> 27.96% – 41.04%
> 41.04% – 54.12%
> 54.12% – 67.2%
No data / outside the EU
Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown.
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Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year.
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