Persons at risk: EU 2020 strategy … educational attainment level in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Persons at risk: EU 2020 strategy … educational attainment level was 29.5 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) is 29.5, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 30.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.9, in 2009.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 19th out of 48 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persons at risk: EU 2020 strategy … educational attainment level in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 26.4 | — |
| 2009 | 25.9 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 27.5 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 28.1 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 29.7 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 30.3 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 30.6 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 30.5 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.3 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.9 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 28.1 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 26.9 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 29.5 | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.15 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.09 | 26.9 | 30.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- 16 Italy 31.4 compare
- 17 United Kingdom 30.5 compare
- 17 United Kingdom 30.5 compare
- 20 Sweden 28.5 compare
- 21 France 28.2 compare
- 22 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 27.4 compare
More population data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 115.13 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 (2022)
- Households - level of internet access 94.55 (2025)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 13.2 (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 37.8 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.2 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 27.3 (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 13.6 (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 45.9 (2021)
- Overcrowding rate by household type - total population 12.4 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 29.5 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9 in 2009.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 19th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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