Childcare costs as a percentage of household income

Where two children aged two and three are in full-time centre-based childcare, one parent earns the average wage and the other earns two-thirds of average

UK

22%

Australia

20

US

12

France

10

OECD

9

Spain

6

Portugal

5

Germany

1

Italy

0%

UK

22%

Australia

20

US

12

France

10

OECD

9

Spain

6

Portugal

5

Germany

1

Italy

0%