Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Ireland
Ireland: Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational was 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Ireland stood at 8.4%.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Ireland peaked at 11.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 9th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.4% | — |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -32.7% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +35.4% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -36.4% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.0% | 11.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Ireland?
- Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Ireland was 8.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for severe material and social deprivation of children by educational?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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