Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Sweden
Sweden: Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and was 7.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Sweden, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 7.9% for material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.9% on the previous year and up 125.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Sweden peaked at 7.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2015.
That places Sweden 27th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.8% | — |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -39.7% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +28.3% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +55.3% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -11.9% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | +51.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 7.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- 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 Sweden?
- Material and social deprivation rate for children by age and in Sweden was 7.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate for children by age and recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for material and social deprivation rate for children by age and?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate for children by age and rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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