Table 3.
Description of macro-indicators of childcare availability and part-time work opportunities
| N | % | Enrolment in formal childcare age <3a | Proportion of female labour force working part-timec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 62 | 4.04 | 4.1 | 38 |
| Belgium | 83 | 5.41 | 38.5 | 40.5 |
| Switzerland | 97 | 6.33 | 7.2 | 58.8 |
| Czech Republic | 69 | 4.50 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Germany | 109 | 7.11 | 9 | 41.6 |
| Denmark | 72 | 4.70 | 61.7 | 33.8 |
| Estoniab | 76 | 4.96 | 22 | 10.6 |
| Spain | 62 | 4.04 | 20.7 | 17.9 |
| Finland | 89 | 5.81 | 22.4 | 18.4 |
| France | 78 | 5.09 | 26 | 29.9 |
| Great Britain | 83 | 5.41 | 25.8 | 43.8 |
| Greece | 53 | 3.46 | 7 | 8.5 |
| Hungary | 44 | 2.87 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Ireland | 39 | 2.54 | 15 | 31.5 |
| Iceland | 19 | 1.24 | 58.7 | 36.8 |
| Luxembourg | 65 | 4.24 | 14 | 36.3 |
| The Netherlands | 81 | 5.28 | 29.5 | 74.7 |
| Norway | 78 | 5.09 | 43.7 | 45.4 |
| Poland | 44 | 2.87 | 2 | 14 |
| Portugal | 85 | 5.54 | 23.5 | 16.3 |
| Sweden | 85 | 5.54 | 39.5 | 36.3 |
| Sloveniab | 31 | 2.02 | 45 | 11 |
| Slovakia | 29 | 1.89 | 17.7 | 4.2 |
| Total/mean | 1533 | 100 | 23.1 | 31.2 |
a Source OECD Family and Education databases, data refers to the years 2000–2005
b Source Eurydice database Eurobase
c Source Eurostat