Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Greece
Greece: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male was 98.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Greece, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Greece stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Greece peaked at 98.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 2007.
Greece ranks 16th of 79 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, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 89.2% | — |
| 2007 | 88.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 90.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 88.3% | 94.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 91.6% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Greece?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Greece was 98.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male?
- Greece ranks 16th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release