Adolescents out of school, male in Greece
Greece: Adolescents out of school, male was 1.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, male in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.0% for adolescents out of school, male in 2023.
The figure is up 72.2% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Greece peaked at 11.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2022.
Greece ranks 149th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +432.5% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -56.8% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +65.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -50.6% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +34.4% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -36.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -73.8% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +72.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 39% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 53% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, male in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +432.5% | 1.8% | 9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 1.8% | 11.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 3.4% | 4 |
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 adolescents out of school, male in Greece?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Greece was 1.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Greece ranks 149th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.