Legend Total Childcare Related Paid Leave Child Age When Free Education Begins Birth Total Childcare Gap Duration of PaidLeave at 100% of previous earnings Parental Maternity Paternity Switzerland Indonesia USA Morocco Singapore Canada Denmark Slovakia Georgia Australia China New Zealand Japan France Bulgaria Germany 1 month childcare gap 1 year 1 years 1.7 years 2.5 years 2.7 years 3.3 years 4 years 4.4 years 5 years 5.4 years 5.6 years 5.7 years 6 years 6.7 years 6.8 years Sweden Iceland Norway USA does not offer any paid leave but also does not have the longest childcare gap in the sample Georgia has the most paid leave, all of which is maternity leave leaving no paid leave available for fathers Three countries in the sample have no unpaid childcare gap thanks to a combination of paid leave and early starting free education Let’s find out by comparing countries with different paid leave and free education legislation. without anincome? How long are parents expected to raise their children