Kindergartens, 2007

The number of children aged 1-5 who attended kindergarten increased with 4 percentage points from 2006. 69 per cent of children 1-2 years attended kindergarten, whereas 94 per cent of children aged 3-5 did.

In total, there were 6 600 kindergartens in 2007, an increase of nearly 200 from the previous year. Of the total increase of 15 000 children in kindergarten, approximately 7 100 came in public kindergartens and 7 700 in private kindergartens. In total there were 134 400 children in public kindergartens and 115 500 in private kindergartens.

At the end of 2007, 76 100 people were employed in kindergartens, an increase of 6 400 from the previous year. Altogether they worked 75 800 man-years. Nearly 8 per cent of all employees in primary functions in kindergartens were men.

Tables:

• Table 1 Kindergartens, children and employees by county. 2007
• Table 2 Children in kindergartens, by age and county. 2007
• Table 3 Children in kindergartens, by weekly attendance, ownership structure of kindergarten and county. 2007
• Table 4 Children in kindergartens, by hours of attendance per week and different age groups. 2007
• Table 5 Persons employed and man-years worked in kindergartens, by employment position and county. 2007