Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Greece
Greece: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 34.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. 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 34.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Greece peaked at 61.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2010.
Greece ranks 49th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Greece, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.2% | — |
| 1965 | 50.4% | +39.3% |
| 1970 | 54.5% | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 57.8% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 61.2% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 56.5% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 50.7% | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.3% | 36.2% | 50.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 56.2% | 54.5% | 57.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.8% | 56.5% | 61.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 41.2% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 34.3% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Greece?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Greece was 34.1% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2010.
- How does Greece rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Greece ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)