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Child-relevant public policies

Find comparative data on child-relevant public policies split into five areas:

- Family policies
- Housing and community policies
- Health policies
- Education policies
- Environmental policies

Family policies

      Years available Data access/download
General public expenditure on families      
  Public spending on family policies (POL_EXFA)   1990-2019 Download (.xlsx)
Family financial support policies       
  Impact of tax and transfer policies on child relative income poverty (POL_ITTP)   2000-2019 Download (.xlsx)
  Adequacy of Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) benefits for families (POL_AGMI)   2001- Via the OECD Tax-Benefit Data Portal
Parental leave policies       
  Paid leave available to mothers (POL_PARLA)   1970- Via the OECD Gender Data Portal
  Paid leave reserved for fathers (POL_PARLB)   1970- Via the OECD Gender Data Portal

Housing and community policies

      Years available Data access/download
General public expenditure on housing and communities       
  Government spending on housing and community amenities (POL_EXHO)   1995-2020 Download (.xlsx)
  Government spending on recreation, culture and religion (POL_EXRC)   1995-2020 Download (.xlsx)
Housing support policies       
  Government spending on housing support (POL_EXHS)   1995-2020 Download (.xlsx)
  Rent allowance payment rates (POL_RAPR)   2020 Download (.xlsx)

Health policies

      Years available Data access/download
  Public spending on health (POL_EXHE)    1970- Via OECD Health Statistics
  Children vaccinated for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (POL_IMMUA)    1980- Via OECD Health Statistics
  Children vaccinated for Measles  (POL_IMMUB)    1980- Via OECD Health Statistics

Education policies

      Years available Data access/download
Early childhood education and care regulations and policies       
  Public spending on early childhood education and care (POL_EXEC)   2000-2019 Download (.xlsx)
  Typical net child care costs for parents using centre-based child care (POL_NCCC)   2004- Via the OECD Tax-Benefit Data Portal
  Child-to-staff ratios in early childhood education and care      
  - Child-to-staff ratios in early childhood educational development services (POL_ECSRA)   2005- Via the OECD Education Database
  - Child-to-staff ratios in pre-primary education services (POL_ECSRB)   2005- Via the OECD Education Database
  Minimum qualifications for early childhood education and care professionals (POL_ECMQ)   2018 Download (.xlsx)
Education regulations and policies       
  Public spending on primary, secondary, and post-secondary non-tertiary education (POL_EXED)   1995-  Via the OECD Education Database
  Public spending on ancillary education services in primary, secondary, and post-secondary non-tertiary education (POL_EXEA)   1995-  Via the OECD Education Database
  Student-to-staff ratios in primary and secondary education      
  - Student-to-staff ratios in primary education (POL_SCSRA)   2010-  Via the OECD Education Database
  - Student-to-staff ratios in secondary education (POL_SCSRB)   2010-  Via the OECD Education Database

Environmental policies

      Years available Data access/download
  Government spending on environment protection (POL_EXEN)    1995-2020 Download (.xlsx)