At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational was 15.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15.6%
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
18.4%
in 2016
All-time low
15.2%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2015–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 15.6%.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 18.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.7% | — |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.6% | 16.7% | 18.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More education data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 19.8% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 9.1% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 23.21 million Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 18.53 million Number (2024)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 95.6 Rate (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 19.01 million Number (2024)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 97.8% (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 1.45 million Number (2024)
- Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 2.36 million Number (2024)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 19.03 million Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 15.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2024.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational attainment level - EU-SILC survey. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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