Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy by country

Countries reporting
46
Highest
91.9%
Serbia
Lowest
25.8%
Iceland
Median
64.9%
Years covered
17
2004–2020
Data points
761

What the numbers show

Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 91.9% in Serbia; the lowest is 25.8% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 64.9%, and the mean is 65.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 122.1%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 60.6%).

Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Serbia 91.9% 2020 up 5.9% rising
2 Lithuania 91.0% 2017 up 73.7% rising
2 Lithuania 91.0% 2017 up 73.7% rising
4 Montenegro 90.9% 2020 up 3.1% rising
5 Austria 89.5% 2020 up 47.0% rising
6 Finland 88.1% 2020 up 38.5% rising
7 Cyprus 84.4% 2020 up 122.1% rising
8 Romania 84.1% 2020 down 3.4% falling
9 Bulgaria 82.1% 2020 down 6.0% flat
9 Ireland 82.1% 2020 up 12.6% rising
11 Czechia 81.2% 2020 up 18.2% rising
12 Slovakia 80.9% 2020 down 16.7% rising
12 Slovakia 80.9% 2020 down 16.7% rising
14 North Macedonia 80.0% 2020 down 1.0% rising
15 Denmark 76.4% 2020 up 90.0% rising
16 Switzerland 76.1% 2020 up 7.6% rising
17 Hungary 74.5% 2020 down 17.0% falling
18 Greece 73.7% 2020 up 21.0% rising
19 Belgium 69.7% 2020 down 1.8% rising
20 Türkiye 69.3% 2020 down 15.0% falling
21 Spain 66.5% 2020 up 18.3% rising
22 Germany 65.5% 2020 down 18.2% falling
23 Netherlands 64.9% 2020 up 70.3% rising
23 Netherlands 64.9% 2020 up 70.3% rising
25 United Kingdom 64.2% 2018 down 15.0% falling
25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 64.2% 2018 down 15.0% falling
27 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 62.0% 2019 up 2.6% flat
28 Slovenia 61.4% 2020 up 4.2% rising
28 Slovenia 61.4% 2020 up 4.2% rising
30 Norway 61.1% 2020 up 41.4% flat
31 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 59.9% 2020 up 1.9% rising
32 Sweden 58.6% 2020 down 0.2% rising
33 Malta 56.8% 2020 up 53.1% rising
34 Luxembourg 53.4% 2020 up 3.9% flat
35 Estonia 52.7% 2020 up 2.3% falling
35 Estonia 52.7% 2020 up 2.3% falling
37 France 50.6% 2020 down 26.5% rising
38 Italy 47.9% 2020 down 14.5% rising
39 Portugal 46.2% 2020 up 29.4% rising
40 Latvia 39.7% 2020 down 49.4% falling
40 Latvia 39.7% 2020 down 49.4% falling
42 Croatia 35.0% 2020 down 60.6% falling
42 Croatia 35.0% 2020 down 60.6% falling
44 Poland 34.8% 2020 down 58.0% falling
44 Poland 34.8% 2020 down 58.0% falling
46 Iceland 25.8% 2020 down 39.7% flat

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
Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 761 data points, 2004–2020
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