Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Greece
Greece: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 9.25 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Greece, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Greece is 9.25, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Greece peaked at 11.52 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.66, in 1965.
That places Greece 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.08 | — |
| 1965 | 7.66 | -15.6% |
| 1970 | 7.84 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 8.48 | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 8.71 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 9.69 | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 11.52 | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 10.18 | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 9.48 | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 9.39 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.25 | -1.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 9.25 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.14, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Greece's 9.25 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.97, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.37 | 7.66 | 9.08 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.16 | 7.84 | 8.48 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.2 | 8.71 | 9.69 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.85 | 10.18 | 11.52 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.44 | 9.39 | 9.48 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.25 | 9.25 | 9.25 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Greece?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Greece was 9.25 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 11.52 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.66 in 1965.
- How does Greece rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Greece ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.