Current education expenditure, secondary in Greece
Greece: Current education expenditure, secondary was 99.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Current education expenditure, secondary in Greece, 1998–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions.
Analysis
Greece recorded 99.0% for current education expenditure, secondary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, secondary in Greece peaked at 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2000.
That places Greece 16th out of 125 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Current education expenditure, secondary in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 85.0% | — |
| 1999 | 89.6% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 82.7% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 87.7% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.3% | 85.0% | 89.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 82.7% | 93.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 94.7% | 97.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, secondary in Greece?
- Current education expenditure, secondary in Greece was 99.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, secondary recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, secondary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for current education expenditure, secondary?
- Greece ranks 16th out of 125 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current education expenditure, secondary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).