Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Ireland
Ireland: Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and was 12.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 46 countries
All-time high
23.0%
in 2014
All-time low
9.6%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Ireland, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Ireland stood at 12.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Ireland peaked at 23.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 15th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.0% | — |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -24.6% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +47.9% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -20.4% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.7% | 14.6% | 23.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 9.6% | 14.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 12 Slovakia 13.5% compare
- 12 Slovakia 13.5% compare
- 14 Italy 13.0% compare
- 16 Germany 12.1% compare
- 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% compare
- 18 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 11.8% compare
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Ireland?
- Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Ireland was 12.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for material and social deprivation rate for children by age and?
- Ireland ranks 15th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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