Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Greece
Greece: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 26.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Greece, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Greece stood at 26.8%.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Greece peaked at 28.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1980.
That places Greece 62nd 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: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.2% | — |
| 1965 | 20.1% | -29.0% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | -13.5% |
| 1975 | 15.5% | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | +49.7% |
| 1990 | 26.8% | +31.4% |
| 1995 | 25.1% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.1% | 20.1% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 15.5% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 13.6% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 25.1% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 25.7% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 26.8% | 26.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Greece?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Greece was 26.8% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Greece ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary