Subjective poverty by educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
66.8%
Greece
Lowest
6.4%
Luxembourg
Median
14.6%
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
715

What the numbers show

Subjective poverty by educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 66.8% in Greece; the lowest is 6.4% in Luxembourg.

The median across all reporting countries is 14.6%, and the mean is 18.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 75.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 69.1%).

Subjective poverty by educational attainment level: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 66.8% 2025 down 13.2% flat
2 Albania 45.5% 2023 down 30.5% falling
3 North Macedonia 42.8% 2024 down 28.9% falling
4 Montenegro 36.1% 2024 down 45.1% falling
5 Bulgaria 35.6% 2025 down 43.5% falling
6 Serbia 31.5% 2025 down 51.5% falling
7 Türkiye 30.6% 2025 down 29.2% falling
8 Slovakia 22.9% 2025 down 29.5% falling
8 Slovakia 22.9% 2025 down 29.5% falling
10 Romania 22.7% 2025 down 48.8% falling
11 Italy 21.7% 2025 down 41.8% falling
12 Latvia 21.0% 2025 down 50.6% falling
12 Latvia 21.0% 2025 down 50.6% falling
14 Croatia 20.2% 2025 down 62.9% falling
14 Croatia 20.2% 2025 down 62.9% falling
14 Portugal 20.2% 2025 down 49.5% falling
17 France 19.9% 2025 up 9.9% rising
18 Spain 19.8% 2025 down 42.3% falling
19 Hungary 19.5% 2025 down 56.8% falling
20 Cyprus 17.6% 2025 down 69.1% falling
21 Slovenia 15.2% 2025 down 47.4% falling
21 Slovenia 15.2% 2025 down 47.4% falling
23 Belgium 14.6% 2025 down 24.4% falling
24 Ireland 14.2% 2025 down 52.0% falling
25 Malta 14.1% 2025 down 32.5% falling
26 Lithuania 12.8% 2025 down 56.5% falling
26 Lithuania 12.8% 2025 down 56.5% falling
28 Estonia 12.7% 2025 down 22.1% falling
28 Estonia 12.7% 2025 down 22.1% falling
30 Czechia 12.4% 2025 down 51.2% falling
31 Poland 11.5% 2025 down 60.8% falling
31 Poland 11.5% 2025 down 60.8% falling
33 Denmark 11.4% 2025 up 20.0% rising
34 Austria 11.3% 2025 down 11.0% falling
35 United Kingdom 11.2% 2018 down 21.7% falling
35 United Kingdom 11.2% 2018 down 21.7% falling
37 Switzerland 10.8% 2024 down 5.3% falling
38 Sweden 9.2% 2025 up 43.8% rising
39 Iceland 8.8% 2020 down 62.4% falling
40 Norway 8.4% 2025 up 75.0% rising
41 Finland 8.0% 2025 up 29.0% rising
42 Germany 7.4% 2025 down 1.3% falling
43 Netherlands 6.8% 2025 down 46.9% falling
43 Netherlands 6.8% 2025 down 46.9% falling
45 Luxembourg 6.4% 2025 down 42.9% 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
Subjective poverty by educational attainment level (population aged 18 and over)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 715 data points, 2010–2025
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