Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Slovakia
Slovakia: Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and was 13.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Slovakia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Slovakia stood at 13.5%.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Slovakia peaked at 20.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2021.
That places Slovakia 12th 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20.6% | — |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +58.1% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +32.0% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -20.1% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.2% | 11.0% | 20.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 9.3% | 19.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More education data for Slovakia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,693 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,484 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 93,834 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,069 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 473,316 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,806 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Slovakia?
- Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Slovakia was 13.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- How does Slovakia rank for material and social deprivation rate for children by age and?
- Slovakia ranks 12th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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