Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational attainment level of their parents by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
36.7
Albania
Lowest
0
Iceland
Median
4.4
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
468
What the numbers show
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational attainment level of their parents is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 36.7 in Albania; the lowest is 0 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.4, and the mean is 6.74.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 425.0%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 36.7 | 2022 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 2 | Romania | 20.7 | 2025 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 17 | 2025 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 15.8 | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 15.5 | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 15.5 | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 7 | Hungary | 11.4 | 2025 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 11.2 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 9 | France | 10 | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 8.4 | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 8.4 | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 8.4 | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 8.4 | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 7.7 | 2024 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 7.7 | 2024 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 16 | Germany | 7 | 2025 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 6.1 | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 5.3 | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 19 | Cyprus | 5 | 2025 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 4.7 | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 20 | Switzerland | 4.7 | 2024 | up 17.5% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 4.4 | 2025 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 4.1 | 2025 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 4.1 | 2025 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 25 | Malta | 3.9 | 2025 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 3.7 | 2024 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 3.7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 3.7 | 2024 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 3.6 | 2025 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 30 | Austria | 3.4 | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 2.1 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 2.1 | 2025 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Latvia | 2.1 | 2025 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Netherlands | 2.1 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 2.1 | 2025 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 1.8 | 2025 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovenia | 1.8 | 2025 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Croatia | 1.3 | 2025 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Poland | 1.3 | 2025 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Poland | 1.3 | 2025 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Croatia | 1.3 | 2025 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Norway | 0.5 | 2025 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.