Early childhood education and care

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF)
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Statistics on early childhood education and care includes data on children participating in early childhood education and care and on operators and place of activities of early childhood education and care. Data are obtained from the Finnish National Agency for Education’s Varda database and Åland’s data from Statistics and Research Åland (ÅSUB). The data are published once a year.

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Releases

Early childhood education and care 2023 | Release
Early childhood education and care 2022 | Release
Early childhood education and care 2021 | Release

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Figures

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Children having participated in early childhood education and care by mode of organising early childhood education and care in 1985 to 2023

Share of children having participated in early childhood education and care by age in 2023

Children having participated in early childhood education and care by origin in Mainland Finland in 2023

Share of children having participated in early childhood education and care in the population of the same age in 2015 to 2023

Foreign-language children participating in early childhood education and care by native language in Mainland Finland in 2023, largest language groups

Documentation

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Early childhood education and care [online publication].
Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 25.12.2024].
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