Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) - EU 2020 strategy by country

Countries reporting
46
Highest
46.5%
Türkiye
Lowest
11.5%
Czechia
Median
26.7%
Years covered
18
2003–2020
Data points
777

What the numbers show

Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) - EU 2020 strategy is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 46.5% in Türkiye; the lowest is 11.5% in Czechia.

The median across all reporting countries is 26.7%, and the mean is 26.2%.

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

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 95.3%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 47.8%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 46.5% 2020 down 29.3% falling
2 North Macedonia 42.3% 2020 down 19.4% falling
3 Norway 42.1% 2020 up 13.5% rising
4 Greece 39.3% 2020 up 2.1% rising
5 Denmark 37.9% 2020 down 9.1% rising
6 Luxembourg 37.1% 2020 up 95.3% rising
7 Romania 36.6% 2020 down 13.3% falling
8 Bulgaria 35.2% 2020 down 25.9% falling
9 Spain 33.1% 2020 up 14.9% rising
10 Montenegro 33.0% 2020 down 12.5% falling
11 Germany 32.5% 2020 up 34.9% rising
12 Finland 32.1% 2020 up 6.3% rising
13 Serbia 32.0% 2020 down 27.3% falling
14 Italy 31.4% 2020 down 1.3% rising
15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30.5% 2018 up 13.4% rising
15 United Kingdom 30.5% 2018 up 13.4% rising
17 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 29.5% 2020 up 7.3% rising
18 Sweden 28.5% 2020 down 17.2% falling
19 France 28.2% 2020 down 4.7% flat
20 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 27.4% 2019 down 0.4% flat
21 Netherlands 26.7% 2020 down 2.6% rising
21 Estonia 26.7% 2020 up 3.5% rising
21 Netherlands 26.7% 2020 down 2.6% rising
21 Estonia 26.7% 2020 up 3.5% rising
25 Cyprus 24.9% 2020 up 2.0% rising
26 Ireland 24.3% 2020 down 23.6% rising
27 Latvia 24.2% 2020 down 37.1% falling
27 Latvia 24.2% 2020 down 37.1% falling
29 Poland 22.9% 2020 down 25.9% falling
29 Poland 22.9% 2020 down 25.9% falling
31 Lithuania 22.1% 2020 down 38.4% falling
31 Lithuania 22.1% 2020 down 38.4% falling
33 Belgium 21.0% 2020 up 3.4% rising
34 Hungary 20.4% 2020 down 43.6% falling
35 Portugal 19.8% 2020 down 21.4% rising
36 Croatia 17.9% 2020 down 47.8% falling
36 Croatia 17.9% 2020 down 47.8% falling
38 Austria 17.7% 2020 down 6.3% rising
39 Switzerland 16.4% 2020 up 10.1% rising
40 Slovakia 16.2% 2020 down 28.9% falling
40 Slovakia 16.2% 2020 down 28.9% falling
42 Malta 13.4% 2020 down 28.0% rising
43 Iceland 13.0% 2020 down 33.0% falling
44 Slovenia 12.7% 2020 down 20.1% falling
44 Slovenia 12.7% 2020 down 20.1% falling
46 Czechia 11.5% 2020 down 28.6% falling

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
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) - EU 2020 strategy
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 777 data points, 2003–2020
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