Formal childcare by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group - From minimum compulsory school age to 12 years - From 1 to 29 hours rose 159% to 50.3 in Iceland in 2015

Formal childcare by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group - From minimum compulsory school age to 12 years - From 1 to 29 hours rose 159% to 50.3 in Iceland in 2015, according to Eurostat, SILC.

Historically, Formal childcare by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group - From minimum compulsory school age to 12 years - From 1 to 29 hours in Iceland reached an all time high of 50.3 in 2015 and an all time low of 16.0 in 2009. When compared to Iceland's main peers, Formal childcare by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group - From minimum compulsory school age to 12 years - From 1 to 29 hours in Denmark amounted to 0.100, 52.7 in Norway, 0.900 in Sweden and 3.40 in United Kingdom in 2015.

Iceland has been ranked 11th within the group of 31 countries we follow in terms of Formal childcare by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group - From minimum compulsory school age to 12 years - From 1 to 29 hours, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.