At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Germany
Germany: At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational was 15.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.2
Change on year
up 16.0%
World rank
16th
of 37 countries
All-time high
16.7
in 2018
All-time low
6.6
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Germany, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Germany stood at 15.2.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Germany peaked at 16.7 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2005.
That places Germany 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.6 | — |
| 2006 | 8 | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 11.8 | +47.5% |
| 2008 | 12.9 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 11.4 | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 13.7 | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 13.3 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 12.2 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 12.1 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 16.5 | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 16.3 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 14.9 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 15.2 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 16.7 | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 14.1 | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 15.2 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 13.7 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 11.1 | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 12.5 | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 13.1 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 15.2 | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.14 | 6.6 | 12.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.5 | 12.1 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.47 | 11.1 | 15.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 247,884 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Germany?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Germany was 15.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 in 2018.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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