Completion rate, primary education, rural, male (%) (rate male rural) in Greece
Greece: Completion rate, primary education, rural, male (%) (rate male rural) was 99.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 76 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2021
All-time low
98.4%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Greece, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Greece is 99.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Greece ranks 17th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, male (%) (rate male rural) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98.7% | — |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 99.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 100% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Greece's 99.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.4%, 100% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.4% | 98.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Greece?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Greece was 99.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2017.
- How does Greece rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, male?
- Greece ranks 17th out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release