Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and was 25.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Bulgaria, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Bulgaria stood at 25.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Bulgaria peaked at 55.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 6th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 55.9% | — |
| 2015 | 51.9% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.2% | 27.4% | 55.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 25.3% | 28.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Bulgaria?
- Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Bulgaria was 25.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for material and social deprivation rate for children by age and?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and educational attainment level of their parents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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