At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Greece
Greece: At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational was 16.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.7
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
12th
of 37 countries
All-time high
23.9
in 2016
All-time low
13.8
in 2005
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Greece is 16.7, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Greece peaked at 23.9 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.8, in 2005.
Greece ranks 12th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.8 | — |
| 2004 | 14 | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 13.8 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 16.1 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 16.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.3 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 17.2 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.1 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 18.5 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 19.8 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 22.7 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 23.5 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 23 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 23.9 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 22.6 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 20.4 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 19.8 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 21.2 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 21.4 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 18.1 | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 18.3 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 18 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 16.7 | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.13 | 17.1 | 23.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.95 | 16.7 | 21.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 358,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6913 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,340 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 872,882 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0062 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,465 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,215 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 433,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1304 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Greece?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Greece was 16.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9 in 2016.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8 in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational attainment level - EU-SILC survey. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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