What is the latest figure for Germany childcare coverage and staff?

The latest reading is 37.8 percent, for 2025. That is +1.1% from 2024.

What does the Germany childcare coverage and staff data measure?

The Germany childcare coverage and staff statistics measure formal early-years care provision. They track the percentage of children under the age of three attending a day-care facility or childminder, alongside the total personnel working directly with children.

What workforce breakdowns are available for German childcare staff?

The German childcare staff data counts the total number of people working directly with children in day-care facilities. This workforce is explicitly broken down by sex, providing the absolute numbers and percentage shares of men and women.

Does the German childcare data provide regional breakdowns?

Yes, the Germany childcare coverage and staff dataset provides figures for the entire country and across the individual federal states. Regional data is available for states such as Brandenburg, Saarland, Thuringia, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Germany childcare coverage and staff

Name: Germany childcare coverage and staff
Creator: Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) – Digital Gender Equality Atlas

Germany childcare coverage and staff, detailing day-care rates for under-threes and the workforce.

Source: Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) – Digital Gender Equality AtlasLast updated: Sep 23, 2026, 04:52 UTCCurated by Bui Thanh Phuc

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Indicator	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
Childcare coverage under age three1
Germany16	37.8	37.4	36.4	35.5	34.4	35	34.3	33.6	33.1	32.7	32.9	32.3	29.3	27.6	25.2	23	20.2	17.6	15.5
Baden-Württemberg	32.1	32	31	29.9	28.7	30	29.5	29.1	28.6	27.7	27.8	27.8	24.9	23.1	20.8	18.3	15.8	13.6	11.5
Bavaria	33.8	33.2	31.8	30.5	29.3	29.6	28.5	27.5	27.4	27.2	27.5	27.1	24.8	23	20.6	18.5	15.7	13.2	10.7
Berlin	49.4	49.2	47.6	46.6	45.4	44.9	43.8	43.9	44.4	45.9	45.9	46	43.7	42.6	41.9	42.1	41.5	40.4	39.8
Brandenburg	58.7	59.1	57.6	56.7	56.6	57.7	56.9	56.4	55.8	57.2	56.8	57.8	53.6	53.4	51.6	51	48.3	44.8	43.4
Bremen	31.3	30	30.7	30.2	29.4	29	28.4	28.4	26.4	27	27.1	26.9	23.2	21.2	19.6	16.1	13.7	12.7	10.5
Hamburg	49.3	49.9	50.3	49.2	47.2	46.7	46.6	44	44.7	42.9	43.3	43	38.4	35.8	32.4	28.5	22.2	20.1	22
Hesse	35.3	34.7	33.3	32.5	31.3	31.9	31.4	30.6	30.2	29.7	29.7	28.8	25.7	23.7	21.5	19.3	16.3	14.2	12.4
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	60.5	60.3	59.2	58.6	57.9	57.6	56.9	56.4	56	56	56	56.1	54.5	53.6	51.7	50.7	49.5	44.9	44.1
Lower Saxony	36.5	36.2	34.9	33.8	31.9	32.9	32.1	30.9	29.6	28.4	28.3	27.9	24.4	22.1	18.6	15.8	11.9	9.1	6.9
North Rhine-Westphalia	33.4	32.2	31	30.4	29.6	29.2	28.2	27.2	26.3	25.7	25.9	23.8	19.9	18.1	15.9	14	11.5	9.3	6.9
Rhineland-Palatinate	32.6	32.6	31.4	30.6	29.2	31.2	31.3	30.9	30.7	29.9	30.6	30.6	28.2	27	24.7	20.1	17.5	15	12
Saarland	35.6	33.6	33.4	32	29.8	29.8	29.9	28.6	28.3	28.6	28.3	27	24.6	22.1	20.2	17.7	15.1	14.1	12.1
Saxony	54.3	55.3	54.7	53.4	52.5	52.8	52.3	50.9	50.5	50.6	50.6	49.9	47.2	46.4	44.1	42.8	40.1	36.5	34.6
Saxony-Anhalt	59.2	59.4	59	58.3	56.9	58.3	58.2	57.1	56.9	57	57.9	58.3	57.7	57.5	56.1	55.9	55.1	52.7	51.8
Schleswig-Holstein	41.3	40	38.3	36.4	35.2	35.2	34.8	33.7	31.9	30.9	31.4	30.3	26.3	24.2	21.6	18.1	14.3	11.6	8.2
Thuringia	56.2	56.5	55.8	55.3	53.8	54.8	54.6	54	53.2	52.2	52.4	52.4	51.4	49.8	46.9	45.1	42.8	38.9	37.5
Staff working directly with children, by sex1
Germany19
Baden-Württemberg3
Total2	116,373	111,412	106,637	101,949	98,765	95,879	91,778	88,856	84,682	82,071	78,490	73,371	66,555	60,167	55,977	54,485	51,056	47,964	46,201
Women	107,982	103,638	99,384	95,133	92,413	90,198	86,624	84,494	80,753	78,231	74,920	70,281	64,087	58,247	54,209	52,876	49,632	46,822	45,138
Men	8,391	7,774	7,253	6,816	6,352	5,681	5,154	4,362	3,929	3,840	3,570	3,090	2,468	1,920	1,768	1,609	1,424	1,142	1,063
Women, share	92.8	93	93.2	93.3	93.6	94.1	94.4	95.1	95.4	95.3	95.5	95.8	96.3	96.8	96.8	97	97.2	97.6	97.7
Men, share	7.2	7	6.8	6.7	6.4	5.9	5.6	4.9	4.6	4.7	4.5	4.2	3.7	3.2	3.2	3	2.8	2.4	2.3
Bavaria3
Total2	123,569	118,661	113,631	109,655	105,792	102,280	97,339	93,312	88,989	85,098	81,133	76,359	70,830	65,688	61,481	58,972	55,346	51,406	48,146
Women	116,254	111,600	107,026	103,446	100,109	97,113	92,740	89,170	85,331	82,025	78,325	73,913	68,722	63,762	59,894	57,601	54,188	50,391	47,246
Men	7,315	7,061	6,605	6,209	5,683	5,167	4,599	4,142	3,658	3,073	2,808	2,446	2,108	1,926	1,587	1,371	1,158	1,015	900
Women, share	94.1	94	94.2	94.3	94.6	94.9	95.3	95.6	95.9	96.4	96.5	96.8	97	97.1	97.4	97.7	97.9	98	98.1
Men, share	5.9	6	5.8	5.7	5.4	5.1	4.7	4.4	4.1	3.6	3.5	3.2	3	2.9	2.6	2.3	2.1	2	1.9
Berlin3
Total2	34,377	34,462	34,058	33,609	33,086	32,196	30,735	28,808	27,181	25,569	24,781	23,608	22,328	20,936	19,385	18,130	17,048	16,186	15,888
Women	29,799	29,866	29,575	29,257	28,876	28,333	27,168	25,584	24,420	23,078	22,454	21,502	20,455	19,372	18,204	17,170	16,246	15,464	15,242
Men	4,578	4,596	4,483	4,352	4,210	3,863	3,567	3,224	2,761	2,491	2,327	2,106	1,873	1,564	1,181	960	802	722	646
Women, share	86.7	86.7	86.8	87.1	87.3	88	88.4	88.8	89.8	90.3	90.6	91.1	91.6	92.5	93.9	94.7	95.3	95.5	95.9
Men, share	13.3	13.3	13.2	12.9	12.7	12	11.6	11.2	10.2	9.7	9.4	8.9	8.4	7.5	6.1	5.3	4.7	4.5	4.1
Brandenburg3
Total2	24,226	24,301	23,712	22,872	22,573	21,986	20,941	20,104	19,116	18,135	17,467	16,941	16,256	15,548	14,971	14,287	13,655	13,025	12,809
Women	21,511	21,646	21,176	20,526	20,338	19,941	19,161	18,505	17,724	16,910	16,342	15,934	15,405	14,822	14,391	13,740	13,293	12,714	12,570
Men	2,715	2,655	2,536	2,346	2,235	2,045	1,780	1,599	1,392	1,225	1,125	1,007	851	726	580	547	362	311	239
Women, share	88.8	89.1	89.3	89.7	90.1	90.7	91.5	92	92.7	93.2	93.6	94.1	94.8	95.3	96.1	96.2	97.3	97.6	98.1
Men, share	11.2	10.9	10.7	10.3	9.9	9.3	8.5	8	7.3	6.8	6.4	5.9	5.2	4.7	3.9	3.8	2.7	2.4	1.9
Bremen3
Total2	6,227	6,162	5,729	5,668	5,639	5,510	5,133	4,589	4,404	4,401	4,177	4,049	4,023	3,799	3,790	3,700	3,584	3,345	3,263
Women	5,445	5,395	5,010	4,984	4,976	4,915	4,577	4,143	3,982	3,991	3,783	3,644	3,698	3,490	3,463	3,363	3,208	3,003	2,970
Men	782	767	719	684	663	595	556	446	422	410	394	405	325	309	327	337	376	342	293
Women, share	87.4	87.6	87.4	87.9	88.2	89.2	89.2	90.3	90.4	90.7	90.6	90	91.9	91.9	91.4	90.9	89.5	89.8	91
Men, share	12.6	12.4	12.6	12.1	11.8	10.8	10.8	9.7	9.6	9.3	9.4	10	8.1	8.1	8.6	9.1	10.5	10.2	9
Hamburg3
Total2	16,452	17,776	17,006	17,214	16,738	16,416	15,441	14,098	12,855	12,336	11,767	11,353	11,414	10,655	10,018	9,832	9,164	8,380	8,005
Women	14,307	15,456	14,829	15,054	14,619	14,317	13,537	12,455	11,407	10,990	10,522	10,220	10,230	9,562	9,052	8,912	8,347	7,669	7,375
Men	2,145	2,320	2,177	2,160	2,119	2,099	1,904	1,643	1,448	1,346	1,245	1,133	1,184	1,093	966	920	817	711	630
Women, share	87	86.9	87.2	87.5	87.3	87.2	87.7	88.3	88.7	89.1	89.4	90	89.6	89.7	90.4	90.6	91.1	91.5	92.1
Men, share	13	13.1	12.8	12.5	12.7	12.8	12.3	11.7	11.3	10.9	10.6	10	10.4	10.3	9.6	9.4	8.9	8.5	7.9
Hesse3
Total2	57,703	56,802	55,782	54,067	52,556	50,337	48,583	47,061	45,894	44,525	42,989	41,144	39,072	36,964	34,982	34,549	32,543	31,058	30,049
Women	52,012	51,165	50,296	48,839	47,650	45,907	44,522	43,237	42,269	41,189	39,896	38,322	36,561	34,664	32,930	32,557	30,800	29,466	28,579
Men	5,691	5,637	5,486	5,228	4,906	4,430	4,061	3,824	3,625	3,336	3,093	2,822	2,511	2,300	2,052	1,992	1,743	1,592	1,470
Women, share	90.1	90.1	90.2	90.3	90.7	91.2	91.6	91.9	92.1	92.5	92.8	93.1	93.6	93.8	94.1	94.2	94.6	94.9	95.1
Men, share	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.7	9.3	8.8	8.4	8.1	7.9	7.5	7.2	6.9	6.4	6.2	5.9	5.8	5.4	5.1	4.9
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania3
Total2	13,523	13,462	13,218	12,909	12,540	12,331	11,950	11,732	11,333	10,897	10,613	10,256	9,857	9,559	9,082	9,015	8,660	8,253	7,997
Women	12,166	12,166	11,978	11,744	11,520	11,424	11,132	11,006	10,704	10,330	10,106	9,835	9,489	9,260	8,840	8,817	8,480	8,095	7,858
Men	1,357	1,296	1,240	1,165	1,020	907	818	726	629	567	507	421	368	299	242	198	180	158	139
Women, share	90	90.4	90.6	91	91.9	92.6	93.2	93.8	94.4	94.8	95.2	95.9	96.3	96.9	97.3	97.8	97.9	98.1	98.3
Men, share	10	9.6	9.4	9	8.1	7.4	6.8	6.2	5.6	5.2	4.8	4.1	3.7	3.1	2.7	2.2	2.1	1.9	1.7
Lower Saxony3
Total2	71,011	68,804	66,516	64,146	61,522	58,683	55,464	52,778	49,470	46,877	44,672	42,373	39,813	37,803	36,428	35,576	33,838	31,819	30,489
Women	65,212	63,331	61,218	59,248	57,079	54,639	51,915	49,635	46,721	44,422	42,448	40,354	37,971	36,187	34,910	34,125	32,496	30,649	29,408
Men	5,799	5,473	5,298	4,898	4,443	4,044	3,549	3,143	2,749	2,455	2,224	2,019	1,842	1,616	1,518	1,451	1,342	1,170	1,081
Women, share	91.8	92	92	92.4	92.8	93.1	93.6	94	94.4	94.8	95	95.2	95.4	95.7	95.8	95.9	96	96.3	96.5
Men, share	8.2	8	8	7.6	7.2	6.9	6.4	6	5.6	5.2	5	4.8	4.6	4.3	4.2	4.1	4	3.7	3.5
North Rhine-Westphalia3
Total2	136,794	133,985	130,179	126,189	121,593	116,037	111,396	106,746	102,828	99,384	96,864	90,950	86,237	82,857	78,621	78,434	75,362	72,579	69,068
Women	126,463	124,110	120,849	117,423	113,735	109,372	105,503	101,536	98,164	95,229	93,002	87,625	83,406	80,216	76,295	76,189	73,330	70,319	66,978
Men	10,331	9,875	9,330	8,766	7,858	6,665	5,893	5,210	4,664	4,155	3,862	3,325	2,831	2,641	2,326	2,245	2,032	2,260	2,090
Women, share	92.4	92.6	92.8	93.1	93.5	94.3	94.7	95.1	95.5	95.8	96	96.3	96.7	96.8	97	97.1	97.3	96.9	97
Men, share	7.6	7.4	7.2	6.9	6.5	5.7	5.3	4.9	4.5	4.2	4	3.7	3.3	3.2	3	2.9	2.7	3.1	3
Rhineland-Palatinate3
Total2	38,233	37,034	35,697	34,263	32,989	32,196	30,953	29,807	29,180	28,213	27,270	26,351	24,878	23,521	22,461	22,001	21,032	21,190	19,546
Women	35,524	34,503	33,356	32,072	30,983	30,316	29,209	28,273	27,679	26,909	26,101	25,239	23,960	22,777	21,791	21,262	20,430	20,578	19,030
Men	2,709	2,531	2,341	2,191	2,006	1,880	1,744	1,534	1,501	1,304	1,169	1,112	918	744	670	739	602	612	516
Women, share	92.9	93.2	93.4	93.6	93.9	94.2	94.4	94.9	94.9	95.4	95.7	95.8	96.3	96.8	97	96.6	97.1	97.1	97.4
Men, share	7.1	6.8	6.6	6.4	6.1	5.8	5.6	5.1	5.1	4.6	4.3	4.2	3.7	3.2	3	3.4	2.9	2.9	2.6
Saarland3
Total2	8,145	7,684	7,183	6,850	6,693	6,519	6,328	6,216	6,088	5,883	5,774	5,573	5,166	4,688	4,445	4,344	4,221	4,082	4,031
Women	7,510	7,132	6,680	6,427	6,306	6,174	6,004	5,910	5,816	5,639	5,543	5,388	5,003	4,540	4,331	4,231	4,111	3,965	3,913
Men	635	552	503	423	387	345	324	306	272	244	231	185	163	148	114	113	110	117	118
Women, share	92.2	92.8	93	93.8	94.2	94.7	94.9	95.1	95.5	95.9	96	96.7	96.8	96.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.1	97.1
Men, share	7.8	7.2	7	6.2	5.8	5.3	5.1	4.9	4.5	4.1	4	3.3	3.2	3.2	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.9	2.9
Saxony3
Total2	35,551	36,421	36,355	35,917	35,670	34,995	33,249	31,793	30,436	29,340	28,257	27,664	26,547	25,679	24,499	24,315	22,860	21,623	20,641
Women	31,504	32,386	32,465	32,226	32,129	31,724	30,369	29,235	28,151	27,306	26,481	26,085	25,202	24,543	23,567	23,521	22,274	21,154	20,269
Men	4,047	4,035	3,890	3,691	3,541	3,271	2,880	2,558	2,285	2,034	1,776	1,579	1,345	1,136	932	794	586	469	372
Women, share	88.6	88.9	89.3	89.7	90.1	90.7	91.3	92	92.5	93.1	93.7	94.3	94.9	95.6	96.2	96.7	97.4	97.8	98.2
Men, share	11.4	11.1	10.7	10.3	9.9	9.3	8.7	8	7.5	6.9	6.3	5.7	5.1	4.4	3.8	3.3	2.6	2.2	1.8
Saxony-Anhalt3
Total2	18,128	18,476	18,497	18,300	18,142	18,139	17,996	17,675	17,213	16,712	15,978	15,495	14,573	14,072	13,692	13,808	13,568	13,154	12,800

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The series on this page is annual and runs from 2007 to 2025. Source: Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) – Digital Gender Equality Atlas.

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Germany childcare coverage and staff, detailing day-care rates for under-threes and the workforce. The annual dataset measures the share of children under the age of three attending a formal day-care facility or childminder. It also details the total personnel working directly with children across the federal states, broken down by men and women. These statistics are sourced from the federal equality atlas, providing continuous records since 2007.

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What is the latest figure for Germany childcare coverage and staff?: The latest reading is 37.8 percent, for 2025. That is +1.1% from 2024.
How far back does the Germany childcare coverage and staff data go?: The series on this page is annual and runs from 2007 to 2025. Source: Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) – Digital Gender Equality Atlas. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
What does the Germany childcare coverage and staff data measure?: The Germany childcare coverage and staff statistics measure formal early-years care provision. They track the percentage of children under the age of three attending a day-care facility or childminder, alongside the total personnel working directly with children.
What workforce breakdowns are available for German childcare staff?: The German childcare staff data counts the total number of people working directly with children in day-care facilities. This workforce is explicitly broken down by sex, providing the absolute numbers and percentage shares of men and women.
Does the German childcare data provide regional breakdowns?: Yes, the Germany childcare coverage and staff dataset provides figures for the entire country and across the individual federal states. Regional data is available for states such as Brandenburg, Saarland, Thuringia, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.