Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Spain
Spain: Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational was 6.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Spain, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Spain stood at 6.9%.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Spain peaked at 9.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2022.
That places Spain 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.7% | — |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -45.2% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +90.0% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -17.1% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.4% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.0% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Spain?
- Severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational in Spain was 6.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by age, sex and educational rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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