Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Germany
Germany: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 13.7 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Germany, 2008β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Germany recorded 13.7 for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in 2025.
That represents a change of up 17.1% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Germany peaked at 32.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.7, in 2024.
Germany ranks 31st of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.65 | 16.6 | 18.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.15 | 19.3 | 32.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.42 | 11.7 | 24.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.45 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Germany?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Germany was 13.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7 in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Germany ranks 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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