Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Greece
Greece: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 27.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Greece, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Greece recorded 27.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Greece peaked at 43.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1960.
That places Greece 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.9% | — |
| 1965 | 26.9% | +69.5% |
| 1970 | 32.1% | +19.3% |
| 1975 | 38.1% | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 43.7% | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 40.9% | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 34.6% | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 31.2% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.4% | 15.9% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 35.1% | 32.1% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 42.3% | 40.9% | 43.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.9% | 31.2% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 27.6% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Greece?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Greece was 27.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1960.
- How does Greece rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Greece ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary