Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Greece
Greece: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary was 44.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Greece, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 44.3% for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in 2022.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Greece peaked at 47.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2000.
That places Greece 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 30.1% | — |
| 1999 | 37.1% | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | -34.3% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +63.7% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 30.1% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 24.4% | 40.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 41.7% | 47.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 44.3% | 44.3% | 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 capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Greece?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary in Greece was 44.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary?
- Greece ranks 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release