Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Belgium
Belgium: Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational was 5.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Belgium stood at 5.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 37.6% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Belgium peaked at 12.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2025.
That places Belgium 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.1% | — |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +18.1% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | -37.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 8.3% | 12.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.3% | 8.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,795 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Belgium?
- Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Belgium was 5.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for severe material and social deprivation of children by educational?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational attainment level of their parents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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