Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Greece
Greece: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 98.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Greece, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Greece recorded 98.2% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Greece peaked at 99.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 1994.
Greece ranks 51st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 91.9% | — |
| 1972 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 93.5% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 95.0% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 95.1% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 94.3% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 93.4% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 91.7% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 93.2% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 93.2% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 91.0% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 91.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 91.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 90.9% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 90.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 88.9% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 87.3% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 88.6% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 89.6% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 97.0% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 97.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.1% | 91.9% | 95.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 92.8% | 91.0% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.6% | 87.0% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 95.5% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.5% | 98.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Greece?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Greece was 98.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 1994.
- How does Greece rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Greece ranks 51st out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.