Greece vs Ireland: Average years of schooling
Greece
11.41 years
in 2020
Ireland
11.58 years
in 2020
Greece rank
47th
Ireland rank
45th
Average years of schooling over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 11.58 years against 11.41 years in Greece, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ireland ahead.
Greece ranks 47th and Ireland ranks 45th of 162 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.41 years | 2.65 years | 1.24 years | Ireland |
| 1880s | 1.76 years | 3.31 years | 1.55 years | Ireland |
| 1890s | 2.07 years | 3.89 years | 1.82 years | Ireland |
| 1900s | 2.37 years | 4.53 years | 2.16 years | Ireland |
| 1910s | 2.71 years | 5.08 years | 2.37 years | Ireland |
| 1920s | 3.71 years | 6.41 years | 2.7 years | Ireland |
| 1930s | 4.34 years | 6.76 years | 2.42 years | Ireland |
| 1950s | 5.32 years | 7.25 years | 1.93 years | Ireland |
| 1960s | 6.06 years | 7.85 years | 1.79 years | Ireland |
| 1970s | 6.93 years | 8.52 years | 1.59 years | Ireland |
| 1980s | 7.74 years | 8.97 years | 1.23 years | Ireland |
| 1990s | 8.94 years | 9.68 years | 0.7336 years | Ireland |
| 2000s | 10.08 years | 10.29 years | 0.2075 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 10.62 years | 11.5 years | 0.8822 years | Ireland |
| 2020s | 11.41 years | 11.58 years | 0.1737 years | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Greece or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 11.58 years against 11.41 years in Greece as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Greece and Ireland?
- 0.17 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Greece ranks 47th and Ireland ranks 45th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.