At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17) by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
85.2
Slovakia
Lowest
7.3
Iceland
Median
56.6
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
983
What the numbers show
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 85.2 in Slovakia; the lowest is 7.3 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 56.6, and the mean is 56.87.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 186.5%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 80.6%).
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 85.2 | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 1 | Slovakia | 85.2 | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 79.8 | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 4 | Montenegro | 78.8 | 2024 | up 29.0% | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 78.6 | 2020 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 78.2 | 2025 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 75.8 | 2023 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 71.5 | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 68.3 | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 67.5 | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 67.5 | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 66.7 | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 12 | Serbia | 66.7 | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 64 | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 64 | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 63 | 2025 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 63 | 2025 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 18 | Spain | 61.1 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 19 | France | 60.6 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 60.3 | 2025 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 20 | Croatia | 60.3 | 2025 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 59.4 | 2025 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 58.2 | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 58.2 | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 25 | Türkiye | 56.6 | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 55.6 | 2025 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 55.5 | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 27 | Greece | 55.5 | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 55.1 | 2018 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 55.1 | 2018 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 55 | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 54.4 | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 52.7 | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 33 | Estonia | 52.7 | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 35 | Belgium | 51.3 | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 36 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 51.1 | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 37 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 50.6 | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 50.6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | 49.4 | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | 49.4 | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 41 | Denmark | 44.4 | 2021 | up 186.5% | rising |
| 42 | Norway | 43.3 | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 38.1 | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 44 | Poland | 36.7 | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 44 | Poland | 36.7 | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 46 | Albania | 31.5 | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 46 | Malta | 31.5 | 2025 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 48 | Ireland | 24.4 | 2021 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 49 | Iceland | 7.3 | 2020 | down 80.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.