„The new European education area target on ECEC for 2030 […] aims for at least 96 % of children between 3 years old and the starting age for compulsory primary education to participate in ECEC by 2030. […] The participation rate is currently above 96 % in nine countries: Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Lithuania, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland and Norway.“
EU-Kommission (Hrsg.), Key data on early childhood education and care in Europe 2025 (2025), S. 77.
In Österreich besuchten im Jahr 2022 90,6 % der Kinder zwischen 3 und dem Eintritt in die Volksschule eine Elementarbildungseinrichtung. (Quelle: ibidem.)