Belgium vs Germany: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level
Belgium
51.3%
in 2025
Germany
54.4%
in 2025
Belgium rank
33rd
Germany rank
30th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 54.4% against 51.3% in Belgium, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 33rd and Germany ranks 30th of 47 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 51.2% | 5.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 59.1% | 3.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 44.4% | 14.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 54.4% against 51.3% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level between Belgium and Germany?
- 3.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level?
- Belgium ranks 33rd and Germany ranks 30th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.