France vs Sweden: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level
France
60.6%
in 2025
Sweden
59.4%
in 2025
France rank
17th
Sweden rank
20th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
France currently reports 60.6% against 59.4% in Sweden, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was France ahead.
France ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 47 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 51.9% | 10.8% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 64.2% | 6.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 60.7% | 1.9% | Sweden |
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, France or Sweden?
- France, at 60.6% against 59.4% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level between France and Sweden?
- 1.2%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level?
- France ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th 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.