Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and educational attainment level of their parents by country

Countries reporting
46
Highest
48.6%
Albania
Lowest
1.6%
Iceland
Median
9.0%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
556

What the numbers show

Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and educational attainment level of their parents is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 48.6% in Albania; the lowest is 1.6% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.0%, and the mean is 11.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 30.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 125.7%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 83.6%).

Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 48.6% 2022 down 27.0% falling
2 Montenegro 35.3% 2020 down 40.1% falling
3 Romania 30.4% 2025 down 42.6% falling
4 Greece 29.6% 2025 down 25.1% falling
5 North Macedonia 28.2% 2024 down 44.7% falling
6 Bulgaria 25.3% 2025 down 51.3% falling
7 Spain 18.9% 2025 down 8.7% falling
8 Hungary 17.0% 2025 down 58.2% falling
9 France 16.9% 2025 up 3.7% flat
10 United Kingdom 14.8% 2018 falling
10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.8% 2018 falling
12 Slovakia 13.5% 2025 down 21.1% falling
12 Slovakia 13.5% 2025 down 21.1% falling
14 Italy 13.0% 2025 down 45.8% falling
15 Ireland 12.7% 2025 down 44.3% falling
16 Germany 12.1% 2025 down 17.1% flat
17 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 11.9% 2021 down 40.2% falling
18 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 11.8% 2019 down 46.6% falling
19 Serbia 11.4% 2025 down 65.3% falling
20 Malta 11.2% 2025 down 31.7% falling
21 Luxembourg 10.0% 2025 up 14.9% falling
22 Cyprus 9.9% 2025 down 67.9% falling
23 Belgium 9.2% 2025 down 47.4% falling
24 Estonia 8.8% 2025 up 14.3% falling
24 Estonia 8.8% 2025 up 14.3% falling
26 Portugal 8.6% 2025 down 62.9% falling
27 Sweden 7.9% 2025 up 125.7% rising
28 Austria 7.6% 2025 up 1.3% falling
29 Czechia 7.1% 2025 down 55.1% falling
30 Switzerland 7.0% 2024 up 12.9% falling
31 Lithuania 6.7% 2024 down 73.9% falling
31 Lithuania 6.7% 2024 down 73.9% falling
33 Latvia 6.2% 2025 down 74.2% volatile
33 Latvia 6.2% 2025 down 74.2% volatile
35 Denmark 5.4% 2025 down 22.9% falling
36 Netherlands 4.9% 2025 down 9.3% flat
36 Netherlands 4.9% 2025 down 9.3% flat
38 Finland 4.1% 2025 up 57.7% falling
39 Poland 3.9% 2025 down 74.2% volatile
39 Norway 3.9% 2025 down 2.5% rising
39 Poland 3.9% 2025 down 74.2% volatile
42 Slovenia 3.7% 2025 down 63.7% volatile
42 Slovenia 3.7% 2025 down 63.7% volatile
44 Croatia 2.8% 2025 down 83.6% volatile
44 Croatia 2.8% 2025 down 83.6% volatile
46 Iceland 1.6% 2020 down 81.8% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and educational attainment level of their parents
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 556 data points, 2014–2025
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