Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Greece
Greece: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both was 95.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
9th
of 164 countries
All-time high
95.2%
in 2025
All-time low
63.2%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Greece, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Greece stood at 95.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Greece peaked at 95.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 1981.
Greece ranks 9th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 63.2% | — |
| 1982 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 64.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 65.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 66.6% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 67.9% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 69.3% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 73.4% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 77.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 78.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 95.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Greece's 95.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.0% | 63.2% | 71.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 75.8% | 72.2% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 79.5% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 87.0% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 93.6% | 95.2% | 6 |
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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Greece?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Greece was 95.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Greece ranks 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release