In 2023, 86.6% of children in Cyprus (68.0% in the EU) aged between 3 years and the minimum compulsory school age received formal childcare or education for at least 25 hours per week , while just 0.9% (21.1% in the EU) received formal childcare or education for 1 to 24 hours per week, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU.