Bulgaria vs Romania: Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational
Bulgaria
17.0%
in 2025
Romania
20.7%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
3rd
Romania rank
2nd
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 20.7% against 17.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 3rd and Romania ranks 2nd of 41 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.9% | 33.0% | 3.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 23.7% | 3.7% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher severe material and social deprivation of children by educational, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 20.7% against 17.0% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in severe material and social deprivation of children by educational between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 3.7%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for severe material and social deprivation of children by educational?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd and Romania ranks 2nd of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational attainment level of their parents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.