Duration of compulsory education in Greece
Greece: Duration of compulsory education was 10 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Greece, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Greece recorded 10 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Greece peaked at 10 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
That places Greece 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.2 years | 9 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 6 |
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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 duration of compulsory education in Greece?
- Duration of compulsory education in Greece was 10 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 10 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- How does Greece rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Greece ranks 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release