At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in France
France: At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational was 15.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.0%
Change on year
up 14.5%
World rank
26th
of 47 countries
All-time high
15.0%
in 2025
All-time low
5.9%
in 2007
Years of data
22
2004–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in France, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in France is 15.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in France peaked at 15.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2007.
That places France 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.3% | — |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +45.8% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.9% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 23 Germany 15.2% compare
- 23 Spain 15.2% compare
- 23 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 15.2% compare
- 27 Austria 14.3% compare
- 27 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 14.3% compare
- 29 Albania 14.1% compare
More education data for France
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0294 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0308 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2218 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in France?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in France was 15.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2007.
- How does France rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational?
- France ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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