Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Greece
Greece: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes was 99.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Greece, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Greece is 99.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Greece peaked at 99.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 2007.
Greece ranks 11th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 91.1% | — |
| 2007 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.5% | 91.1% | 95.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 93.6% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Greece?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Greece was 99.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 11th out of 87 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release