For a single parent with two children, earning the average wage, the United States had proportionately the most expensive childcare among selected countries, with net childcare costs taking up 37 percent of net household income. This figure was around nine percent in the OECD on average.
Net cost of childcare as a share of net household income for single parents in selected countries worldwide in 2021
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OECD. (May 31, 2023). Net cost of childcare as a share of net household income for single parents in selected countries worldwide in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124340/net-cost-childcare-share-average-wage-single-parents-worldwide/
OECD. "Net cost of childcare as a share of net household income for single parents in selected countries worldwide in 2021." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124340/net-cost-childcare-share-average-wage-single-parents-worldwide/
OECD. (2023). Net cost of childcare as a share of net household income for single parents in selected countries worldwide in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124340/net-cost-childcare-share-average-wage-single-parents-worldwide/
OECD. "Net Cost of Childcare as a Share of Net Household Income for Single Parents in Selected Countries Worldwide in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124340/net-cost-childcare-share-average-wage-single-parents-worldwide/
OECD, Net cost of childcare as a share of net household income for single parents in selected countries worldwide in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124340/net-cost-childcare-share-average-wage-single-parents-worldwide/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Net cost of childcare as a share of net household income for single parents in selected countries worldwide in 2021 [Graph], OECD, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124340/net-cost-childcare-share-average-wage-single-parents-worldwide/