Children out of school, primary, female in Greece

Greece: Children out of school, primary, female was 12,106 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
12,106
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
95th
of 177 countries
All-time high
23,016
in 2002
All-time low
6,542
in 2016
Years of data
18
2002–2021

Children out of school, primary, female in Greece, 2002–2021

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2002201120212002: 23.0k2003: 15.7k2004: 11.5k2005: 10.1k2006: 11.2k2007: 9.3k2010: 6.6k2011: 6.9k2012: 7.6k2013: 9.0k2014: 10.4k2015: 8.7k2016: 6.5k2017: 8.0k2018: 10.7k2019: 10.9k2020: 12.2k2021: 12.1k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

In 2021, children out of school, primary, female in Greece stood at 12,106.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Greece peaked at 23,016 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6,542, in 2016.

Greece ranks 95th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Children out of school, primary, female in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, female in Greece, 2002 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2002 23,016
2003 15,672 -31.9%
2004 11,507 -26.6%
2005 10,059 -12.6%
2006 11,233 +11.7%
2007 9,312 -17.1%
2010 6,640 -28.7%
2011 6,918 +4.2%
2012 7,619 +10.1%
2013 8,964 +17.7%
2014 10,433 +16.4%
2015 8,717 -16.4%
2016 6,542 -25.0%
2017 7,985 +22.1%
2018 10,701 +34.0%
2019 10,925 +2.1%
2020 12,186 +11.5%
2021 12,106 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,466 9,312 23,016 6
2010s 8,544 6,542 10,925 10
2020s 12,146 12,106 12,186 2

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 92 Israel 13,540 compare
  2. 93 Türkiye 12,296 compare
  3. 94 Belarus 12,179 compare
  4. 96 Poland 11,415 compare
  5. 97 Albania 10,813 compare
  6. 98 Comoros 10,666 compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, female in Greece?
Children out of school, primary, female in Greece was 12,106 in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 23,016 in 2002.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 6,542 in 2016.
How does Greece rank for children out of school, primary, female?
Greece ranks 95th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.