Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Greece
Greece: Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and was 29.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Greece, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 29.6% for material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in 2025.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Greece peaked at 40.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2023.
That places Greece 4th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40.5% | — |
| 2015 | 39.5% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.1% | 28.2% | 40.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 25.6% | 33.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Greece?
- Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Greece was 29.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for material and social deprivation rate for children by age and?
- Greece ranks 4th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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