Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
1,788
Germany
Lowest
4
Iceland
Median
122
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
394
What the numbers show
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 1,788 in Germany; the lowest is 4 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 122, and the mean is 320.4.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 447.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 36.4%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 59.0%).
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1,788 | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 2 | France | 1,481 | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 2,229 | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | Italy | 1,082 | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 978 | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 468 | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 6 | Netherlands | 379 | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 275 | 2025 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 232 | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 204 | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 187 | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 11 | Hungary | 180 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 12 | Belgium | 174 | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 13 | Norway | 166 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 164 | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 15 | Finland | 155 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 130 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 122 | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 18 | Albania | 118 | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 113 | 2025 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 20 | Serbia | 109 | 2025 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 106 | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 77 | 2025 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 69 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 48 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 41 | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 32 | 2025 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 27 | Montenegro | 21 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 20 | 2025 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 17 | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 15 | 2025 | up 36.4% | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 14 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 11 | 2025 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 33 | Malta | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 34 | Iceland | 4 | 2020 | down 20.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.