Severe material deprivation rate by educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
30.7%
Türkiye
Lowest
0.9%
Switzerland
Median
6.6%
Years covered
18
2003–2020
Data points
777
What the numbers show
Severe material deprivation rate by educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 30.7% in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.9% in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.6%, and the mean is 7.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 233.3%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 79.2%).
Severe material deprivation rate by educational attainment level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 30.7% | 2020 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 30.3% | 2020 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 3 | Greece | 23.1% | 2020 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 21.9% | 2020 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 17.7% | 2020 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 6 | Montenegro | 14.5% | 2020 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 7 | Serbia | 12.8% | 2020 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 8 | Cyprus | 10.9% | 2020 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 9.8% | 2020 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 8.3% | 2020 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 11 | Lithuania | 8.1% | 2020 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 8.1% | 2018 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 8.1% | 2020 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 8.1% | 2018 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 7.8% | 2020 | up 39.3% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 7.7% | 2020 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 16 | Slovakia | 7.7% | 2020 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 7.6% | 2020 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 7.6% | 2020 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 20 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 7.4% | 2020 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 21 | France | 6.9% | 2020 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 6.7% | 2020 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 6.6% | 2020 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 23 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 6.6% | 2019 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 6.1% | 2020 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 5.2% | 2020 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 5.0% | 2020 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 5.0% | 2020 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 4.6% | 2020 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 4.6% | 2020 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 31 | Czechia | 3.3% | 2020 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 3.3% | 2020 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 3.3% | 2020 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 3.1% | 2020 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Poland | 3.1% | 2020 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 3.0% | 2020 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 2.4% | 2020 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 2.4% | 2020 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 2.3% | 2020 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 40 | Austria | 2.2% | 2020 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 41 | Netherlands | 2.0% | 2020 | down 57.4% | flat |
| 41 | Netherlands | 2.0% | 2020 | down 57.4% | flat |
| 43 | Malta | 1.8% | 2020 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2020 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 46 | Switzerland | 0.9% | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.