Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Denmark
Denmark: Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational was 3.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Denmark, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Denmark stood at 3.7%.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Denmark peaked at 7.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 24th of 41 countries on this measure, 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 of children by educational in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.7% | — |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -81.1% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +485.7% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +51.1% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -45.1% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +118.7% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -31.4% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.6% | 0.7% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 7.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,935 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Denmark?
- Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Denmark was 3.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for severe material and social deprivation of children by educational?
- Denmark ranks 24th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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