IT · 2025 · tepsr_sp210
Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
Italy, 2025
In 2025, Italy's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare decreased by 9.9% compared to 2024, reaching 35.5.
Italy accounts for 87.7% of the EU-27 total of 40.5.
Italy ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.