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Updated 12/06/2025
Updated 12/06/2025
In 2024, an estimated 24.1% of the EU's young people (aged 15-29 years) - or some 17.3 million young people - were at at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This rate is 3.1 percentage points (pp) higher than that of the total population over 16, which stood at 21.0%. The rate varied from 32.4% in Bulgaria to 9.9% in Slovenia. More ...
Updated 11/06/2025
Most European capitals and large cities are surrounded by a ring of motorways in order to meet the high demand for road transport in metropolitan areas. In 2023, dense motorway networks could be found in regions around capitals: Budapest (120 km/1 000 km2), Wien (109 km/1 000 km2), Madrid (92 km/1 000 km2), Berlin (86 km/1 000 km2) and Praha (82 km/1 000 km2). More ...
Updated 11/06/2025
Across the EU, around 15.7 million children were in early childhood education in 2023: 2.0 million were in early childhood educational development and 13.7 million in pre-primary education. Differences in the number of children enrolled reflect the demographic structure of populations among EU countries as well as differences in the age at which children start compulsory education. They also reflect country specific policies relating to early childhood education and care systems. More ...