Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Greece
Greece: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 99.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
25th
of 88 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2020
All-time low
97.9%
in 2006
Years of data
16
2006–2021
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Greece, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 99.1% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Greece peaked at 99.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2006.
Greece ranks 25th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.9% | 98.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 2 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Greece?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Greece was 99.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 25th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release