Completion rate, primary education, male in Greece
Greece: Completion rate, primary education, male was 98.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
98.6%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
30th
of 88 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2020
All-time low
97.5%
in 2006
Years of data
16
2006–2021
Completion rate, primary education, male in Greece, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, primary education, male in Greece stood at 98.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in Greece peaked at 99.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2006.
Greece ranks 30th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.5% | 98.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.6% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.3% | 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, male in Greece?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in Greece was 98.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- Greece ranks 30th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release