Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Greece
Greece: Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational was 15.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Greece, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Greece is 15.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 30.6% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Greece peaked at 21.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2024.
Greece ranks 4th of 41 countries on this measure, 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.0% | — |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -30.3% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | -16.0% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.3% | 12.9% | 21.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 12.1% | 17.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Greece?
- Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Greece was 15.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for severe material and social deprivation of children by educational?
- Greece ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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