Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Portugal
Portugal: Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational was 3.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 3.6% for severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Portugal peaked at 13.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 27th of 41 countries on this measure, 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.4% | — |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -23.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 3.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 74% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 3.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.6%, 79% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 5.6% | 13.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Portugal?
- Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Portugal was 3.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for severe material and social deprivation of children by educational?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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