Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by educational attainment level by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
14.6%
Albania
Lowest
4.8%
Belgium
Median
8.0%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
939

What the numbers show

Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by educational attainment level is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 14.6% in Albania; the lowest is 4.8% in Belgium.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.0%, and the mean is 8.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 57.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 50.0%).

Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 14.6% 2024 up 2.1% flat
2 Estonia 11.7% 2025 up 27.2% rising
2 Estonia 11.7% 2025 up 27.2% rising
4 Spain 11.0% 2025 down 9.1% falling
5 North Macedonia 10.8% 2024 down 17.6% falling
6 Malta 10.7% 2025 up 16.3% falling
6 Norway 10.7% 2025 up 20.2% rising
8 Denmark 10.6% 2025 down 1.9% falling
9 Sweden 10.4% 2025 down 3.7% falling
10 Türkiye 10.3% 2025 down 22.6% falling
11 Latvia 9.9% 2025 up 30.3% falling
11 Latvia 9.9% 2025 up 30.3% falling
11 Italy 9.9% 2025 down 24.4% falling
14 Iceland 9.6% 2022 down 25.6% falling
15 Portugal 9.2% 2025 down 17.9% falling
16 United Kingdom 9.0% 2018 up 57.9% rising
16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.0% 2018 up 57.9% rising
18 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 8.8% 2024 down 22.1% falling
19 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 8.6% 2024 down 18.9% falling
20 Ireland 8.4% 2025 down 6.7% falling
21 Finland 8.3% 2025 down 5.7% falling
22 Netherlands 8.1% 2025 up 6.6% falling
22 Netherlands 8.1% 2025 up 6.6% falling
24 Montenegro 8.0% 2024 down 23.8% falling
25 Lithuania 7.9% 2025 up 8.2% falling
25 Lithuania 7.9% 2025 up 8.2% falling
27 Croatia 7.7% 2025 down 13.5% falling
27 Croatia 7.7% 2025 down 13.5% falling
29 Poland 7.6% 2025 up 5.6% falling
29 Poland 7.6% 2025 up 5.6% falling
31 Germany 7.5% 2025 down 3.8% falling
32 Serbia 7.3% 2025 down 20.7% falling
32 Slovenia 7.3% 2025 up 10.6% rising
32 Czechia 7.3% 2025 up 46.0% rising
32 Slovenia 7.3% 2025 up 10.6% rising
36 Slovakia 6.9% 2025 down 9.2% flat
36 Slovakia 6.9% 2025 down 9.2% flat
38 Austria 6.7% 2025 down 10.7% falling
38 France 6.7% 2025 down 30.2% falling
38 Luxembourg 6.7% 2025 down 17.3% falling
41 Greece 6.5% 2025 down 39.8% falling
42 Hungary 6.4% 2025 up 23.1% falling
43 Romania 5.8% 2025 down 50.0% falling
44 Bulgaria 5.7% 2025 down 3.4% falling
45 Switzerland 5.5% 2024 down 3.5% falling
46 Cyprus 5.2% 2025 down 22.4% falling
47 Belgium 4.8% 2025 down 18.6% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by educational attainment level
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 939 data points, 2003–2025
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