Greece vs United Kingdom: Primary enrollment selected countries

Greece
99.89
in 2023
United Kingdom
99.93
in 2023
Greece rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
7th

Primary enrollment selected countries over time

  • Greece
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 99.93 against 99.89 in Greece, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1820 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Greece ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 209 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1820s 8.01 14.07 6.06 United Kingdom
1830s 10.96 17.25 6.29 United Kingdom
1840s 14.82 20.97 6.15 United Kingdom
1850s 19.73 25.25 5.52 United Kingdom
1860s 24.8 26.62 1.81 United Kingdom
1870s 31.75 44.41 12.66 United Kingdom
1880s 35.57 77.15 41.58 United Kingdom
1890s 40.67 94.32 53.65 United Kingdom
1900s 46.88 98.9 52.03 United Kingdom
1910s 39.31 100 60.69 United Kingdom
1920s 57.55 100 42.45 United Kingdom
1930s 81.59 100 18.41 United Kingdom
1940s 85.06 88.55 3.49 United Kingdom
1950s 83.22 100 16.78 United Kingdom
1960s 95.4 86.69 8.71 Greece
1970s 97 98 1 United Kingdom
1980s 96 96 0 —
2000s 97.46 99.47 2.01 United Kingdom
2010s 97.81 98.9 1.09 United Kingdom
2020s 98.06 99.95 1.89 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary enrollment selected countries, Greece or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 99.93 against 99.89 in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary enrollment selected countries between Greece and United Kingdom?
0.04, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom?
55 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
How do Greece and United Kingdom rank globally for primary enrollment selected countries?
Greece ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary enrollment selected countries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
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