Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
42.7%
Croatia
Lowest
1.0%
Iceland
Median
20.9%
Years covered
19
2007–2025
Data points
790
What the numbers show
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 42.7% in Croatia; the lowest is 1.0% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.9%, and the mean is 21.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 43.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 166.9%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 70.1%).
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 42.7% | 2025 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 42.7% | 2025 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 37.7% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 37.1% | 2025 | up 166.9% | rising |
| 5 | Latvia | 33.9% | 2025 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 5 | Latvia | 33.9% | 2025 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 27.4% | 2025 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 26.6% | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 26.6% | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 26.5% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Cyprus | 25.2% | 2025 | up 66.9% | flat |
| 12 | Slovakia | 24.8% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 24.5% | 2025 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 24.2% | 2025 | up 31.5% | falling |
| 15 | Slovenia | 24.1% | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 24.1% | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 23.8% | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 18 | Montenegro | 23.5% | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 19 | Switzerland | 22.7% | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 20 | Estonia | 22.6% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 20 | Estonia | 22.6% | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 22.5% | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 22.5% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 20.9% | 2024 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 19.5% | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 26 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 19.0% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 18.3% | 2025 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 27 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 18.3% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 29 | France | 17.0% | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 16.8% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 16.7% | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 32 | Türkiye | 16.4% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 15.7% | 2025 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 14.9% | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 14.4% | 2025 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 14.2% | 2025 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 14.2% | 2025 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 14.2% | 2025 | up 115.2% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 14.2% | 2025 | up 115.2% | rising |
| 40 | Germany | 13.7% | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 13.6% | 2018 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 13.6% | 2018 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 43 | Albania | 12.8% | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 44 | Belgium | 12.4% | 2025 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 45 | Finland | 10.8% | 2025 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 46 | Norway | 4.1% | 2025 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 47 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2022 | down 56.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.