Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Greece
Greece: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 96.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Greece, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Greece stood at 96.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Greece peaked at 96.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 1981.
That places Greece 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.9% | 78.2% | 85.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 86.4% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 90.8% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 94.2% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.5% | 96.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Greece?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Greece was 96.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Greece ranks 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release