Find comparative data on child-relevant public policies split into five areas:
- Family policies
- Housing and community policies
- Health policies
- Education policies
- Environmental policies
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Government spending on environment protection (POL_EXEN) | 1995-2020 | Download (.xlsx) |