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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.