Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Greece
Greece: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 46.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Greece is 46.9%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Greece peaked at 69.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 1960.
That places Greece 30th 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Greece, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.9% | — |
| 1965 | 47.4% | +32.0% |
| 1970 | 49.9% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 64.0% | +28.3% |
| 1980 | 69.2% | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 67.8% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 61.0% | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | -19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.6% | 35.9% | 47.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.0% | 49.9% | 64.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 68.5% | 67.8% | 69.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.6% | 54.2% | 61.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 52.8% | 58.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Greece?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Greece was 46.9% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 1960.
- How does Greece rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- Greece ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)