Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Romania
Romania: Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational was 20.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Romania, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Romania is 20.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Romania peaked at 42.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2023.
That places Romania 2nd 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 40.3% | — |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -23.7% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -37.7% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +18.1% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.0% | 22.2% | 42.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 18.2% | 29.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Romania?
- Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational in Romania was 20.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation of children by educational recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for severe material and social deprivation of children by educational?
- Romania ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation of children by educational rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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