Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Netherlands
Netherlands: Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational was 2.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Netherlands, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 2.8% for severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.7% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Netherlands peaked at 2.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.
That places Netherlands 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.2% | — |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -86.4% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +700.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +136.4% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -34.6% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +64.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More education data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 23.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 1.58 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 76.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.6017 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.0718 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 19.38 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 80.55 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 32.4% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 7.4% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 833,695 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Netherlands?
- Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Netherlands was 2.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational?
- Netherlands ranks 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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