Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Greece
Greece: Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and was 73.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Greece, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 73.4% for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Greece peaked at 90.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2018.
Greece ranks 6th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 85.8% | — |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | -37.1% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 62.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 73.4% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.0% | 47.2% | 90.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 62.5% | 74.4% | 6 |
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 children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Greece?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Greece was 73.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and?
- Greece ranks 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and risk of poverty or social exclusion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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