Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Greece
Greece: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 36.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Greece, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Greece recorded 36.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010.
That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Greece peaked at 60.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 32nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Greece, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.9% | — |
| 1965 | 48.6% | +35.4% |
| 1970 | 52.4% | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 56.5% | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 60.1% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 57.3% | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 52.1% | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.3% | 35.9% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.4% | 52.4% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.7% | 57.3% | 60.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 42.2% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 35.0% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 1 |
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Greece?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Greece was 36.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Greece ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)