Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
47.7
Albania
Lowest
1.7
Iceland
Median
10
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
597
What the numbers show
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and educational attainment level is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 47.7 in Albania; the lowest is 1.7 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 10, and the mean is 11.76.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 104.9%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 86.7%).
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex … educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 47.7 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 2 | Greece | 31.6 | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 26.6 | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 26.6 | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 24.3 | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 23.3 | 2025 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 22.9 | 2025 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 8 | Montenegro | 18.3 | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 9 | France | 15.7 | 2025 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 10 | Hungary | 15.2 | 2025 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 15.2 | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 15 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 15 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 14.4 | 2025 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 14.4 | 2025 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 16 | Germany | 12.5 | 2025 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 17 | Malta | 12 | 2025 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 18 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 11.1 | 2021 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 19 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 11 | 2019 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 20 | Cyprus | 10.3 | 2025 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 10.3 | 2025 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 10.2 | 2025 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Latvia | 10.2 | 2025 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Italy | 10 | 2025 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 10 | 2025 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 10 | 2025 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 27 | Belgium | 9.6 | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 28 | Portugal | 9.5 | 2025 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 29 | Ireland | 8.7 | 2025 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 8.1 | 2024 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 7.6 | 2025 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 7.6 | 2025 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 7.3 | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 7.3 | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 35 | Austria | 7.2 | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 7.2 | 2025 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 37 | Sweden | 6.7 | 2025 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 6.1 | 2025 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 39 | Poland | 5.1 | 2025 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Poland | 5.1 | 2025 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Netherlands | 5 | 2025 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 41 | Netherlands | 5 | 2025 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 41 | Finland | 5 | 2025 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 44 | Slovenia | 2.8 | 2025 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 2.8 | 2025 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Norway | 2.6 | 2025 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 47 | Croatia | 2.3 | 2025 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 2.3 | 2025 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Iceland | 1.7 | 2020 | down 66.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.