Severe material deprivation rate for children by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) by country

Countries reporting
48
Highest
74.9
Serbia
Lowest
0
Switzerland
Median
22.95
Years covered
18
2003–2020
Data points
783

What the numbers show

Severe material deprivation rate for children by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 74.9 in Serbia; the lowest is 0 in Switzerland.

The median across all reporting countries is 22.95, and the mean is 29.21.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 721.2%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 100.0%).

Severe material deprivation rate for children by educational: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Serbia 74.9 2020 up 4.5% rising
1 Serbia 74.9 2020 up 4.5% rising
3 Romania 68.2 2020 down 7.2% falling
4 Montenegro 62.8 2020 up 89.7% rising
5 Bulgaria 60.8 2020 down 26.3% falling
6 Slovakia 54.1 2020 down 25.2% falling
6 Slovakia 54.1 2020 down 25.2% falling
8 North Macedonia 54 2020 down 13.7% flat
8 North Macedonia 54 2020 down 13.7% flat
10 Greece 53.8 2020 up 57.8% rising
11 Türkiye 50.5 2020 down 32.5% falling
12 Cyprus 48.4 2020 up 95.2% rising
13 Lithuania 44 2017 up 36.6% falling
13 Lithuania 44 2017 up 36.6% falling
15 Hungary 42.1 2020 down 42.6% falling
16 Czechia 36.1 2020 down 7.4% falling
17 Ireland 32.3 2020 up 99.4% rising
18 Denmark 32 2020 up 122.2% volatile
19 Spain 28.1 2020 up 91.2% rising
20 Netherlands 27.1 2020 up 721.2% volatile
20 Netherlands 27.1 2020 up 721.2% volatile
22 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 24.5 2019 down 6.5% flat
23 Latvia 23.6 2020 down 57.4% falling
23 Latvia 23.6 2020 down 57.4% falling
25 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 22.3 2020 up 2.3% rising
26 United Kingdom 22.2 2018 up 12.1% rising
26 United Kingdom 22.2 2018 up 12.1% rising
28 Austria 21 2020 down 34.0% rising
29 Germany 20.2 2020 down 47.7% falling
30 Belgium 19.6 2020 down 42.7% flat
31 Italy 19.5 2020 down 2.5% rising
32 Finland 18.2 2020 up 67.0% volatile
32 France 18.2 2020 down 40.5% falling
34 Sweden 16.1 2020 up 1.3% volatile
35 Norway 12.4 2019 up 148.0% volatile
36 Malta 11.4 2020 down 10.9% rising
37 Croatia 11.2 2020 down 71.8% falling
37 Croatia 11.2 2020 down 71.8% falling
39 Portugal 9.6 2020 down 32.4% falling
40 Luxembourg 8.3 2020 — volatile
41 Estonia 7.6 2020 down 70.7% falling
41 Estonia 7.6 2020 down 70.7% falling
43 Poland 6.4 2020 down 88.9% falling
43 Poland 6.4 2020 down 88.9% falling
45 Slovenia 5.7 2020 down 56.2% volatile
45 Slovenia 5.7 2020 down 56.2% volatile
47 Iceland 4.3 2020 up 30.3% volatile
48 Switzerland 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Severe material deprivation rate for children by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 783 data points, 2003–2020
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