Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational was 17.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Bulgaria, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Bulgaria stood at 17.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Bulgaria peaked at 38.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2025.
That places Bulgaria 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37.0% | — |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -46.9% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.9% | 17.9% | 38.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 17.0% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Bulgaria?
- Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Bulgaria was 17.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for severe material and social deprivation of children by educational?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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