Greece vs Switzerland: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Greece
99.5%
in 2022
Switzerland
99.6%
in 2021
Greece rank
13th
Switzerland rank
11th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Greece
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 99.6% against 99.5% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.6% | 56.3% | 39.3% | Greece |
| 1980s | 97.9% | 52.3% | 45.6% | Greece |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 99.5% | 1.3% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 99.5% | 1.8% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, Greece or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 99.6% against 99.5% in Greece as of 2021.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Greece and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release