Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Romania
Romania: Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and was 30.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Romania, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Romania stood at 30.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Romania peaked at 56.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2024.
Romania ranks 3rd of 46 countries on this measure, 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 56.5% | — |
| 2015 | 53.0% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 28.4% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 30.4% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.9% | 31.1% | 56.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 28.4% | 39.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 1 Albania 48.6% compare
- 2 Montenegro 35.3% compare
- 4 Greece 29.6% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 28.2% compare
- 6 Bulgaria 25.3% compare
More education data for Romania
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Romania?
- Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Romania was 30.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for material and social deprivation rate for children by age and?
- Romania ranks 3rd out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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