Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
88.1%
Finland
Lowest
25.8%
Iceland
Median
68.8%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
451
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) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 88.1% in Finland; the lowest is 25.8% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 68.8%, and the mean is 66.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 35.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 39.9%).
Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 88.1% | 2020 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 86.4% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 3 | Slovakia | 85.2% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 3 | Slovakia | 85.2% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 5 | Montenegro | 83.7% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 6 | Czechia | 83.0% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 7 | Hungary | 80.6% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 78.9% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 9 | Switzerland | 78.3% | 2023 | up 20.3% | flat |
| 10 | Austria | 78.2% | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 75.0% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 12 | North Macedonia | 74.4% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 13 | Ireland | 74.3% | 2021 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 73.3% | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 15 | Albania | 71.3% | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 70.4% | 2025 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 16 | Germany | 70.4% | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 70.4% | 2025 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 19 | France | 69.6% | 2025 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 20 | Spain | 69.3% | 2025 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 69.0% | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 22 | Croatia | 68.5% | 2025 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 22 | Croatia | 68.5% | 2025 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 24 | Serbia | 66.7% | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 25 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 65.6% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Italy | 64.7% | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 27 | Belgium | 64.5% | 2025 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 28 | Türkiye | 63.7% | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 58.2% | 2025 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 29 | Slovenia | 58.2% | 2025 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 31 | Norway | 56.7% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 55.6% | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 55.6% | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 55.6% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 55.0% | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 54.0% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 54.0% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 38 | Poland | 47.8% | 2025 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 47.8% | 2025 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 40 | Portugal | 41.1% | 2025 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 41 | Malta | 31.8% | 2025 | down 39.9% | flat |
| 42 | Iceland | 25.8% | 2020 | down 32.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.