Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Greece
Greece: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 96.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
96.7%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
25th
of 80 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2016
All-time low
96.1%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2006–2021
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Greece, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Greece stood at 96.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Greece peaked at 98.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 2010.
Greece ranks 25th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 96.2% | — |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.2% | 97.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 96.1% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 96.7% | 98.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Greece?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Greece was 96.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 2010.
- How does Greece rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Greece ranks 25th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release