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
48
Highest
91.9
Serbia
Lowest
25.8
Iceland
Median
65.2
Years covered
17
2004–2020
Data points
778
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 48 countries. The highest value is 91.9 in Serbia; the lowest is 25.8 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.2, and the mean is 66.03.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 122.1%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 60.6%).
Children at risk: EU 2020 strategy … population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 91.9 | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 91.9 | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 91 | 2017 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 91 | 2017 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 5 | Montenegro | 90.9 | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 89.5 | 2020 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 88.1 | 2020 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 8 | Cyprus | 84.4 | 2020 | up 122.1% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 84.1 | 2020 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 10 | Ireland | 82.1 | 2020 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 82.1 | 2020 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 12 | Czechia | 81.2 | 2020 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 80.9 | 2020 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 80.9 | 2020 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 80 | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 80 | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 76.4 | 2020 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 76.1 | 2020 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 74.5 | 2020 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 20 | Greece | 73.7 | 2020 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 69.7 | 2020 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 69.3 | 2020 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 23 | Spain | 66.5 | 2020 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 65.5 | 2020 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 25 | Netherlands | 64.9 | 2020 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 64.9 | 2020 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 64.2 | 2018 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 64.2 | 2018 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 29 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 62 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 30 | Slovenia | 61.4 | 2020 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 30 | Slovenia | 61.4 | 2020 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 61.1 | 2020 | up 41.4% | flat |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | Sweden | 58.6 | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 35 | Malta | 56.8 | 2020 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 53.4 | 2020 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 37 | Estonia | 52.7 | 2020 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 52.7 | 2020 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 39 | France | 50.6 | 2020 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 40 | Italy | 47.9 | 2020 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 46.2 | 2020 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 42 | Latvia | 39.7 | 2020 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 42 | Latvia | 39.7 | 2020 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 44 | Croatia | 35 | 2020 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 44 | Croatia | 35 | 2020 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 46 | Poland | 34.8 | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 46 | Poland | 34.8 | 2020 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 48 | 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.