Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Greece
Greece: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Greece, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 3 for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Greece peaked at 15.1 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2024.
That places Greece 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.5 | — |
| 2005 | 13.3 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 15.1 | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 14.3 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 14.4 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.2 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.5 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 12.9 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 11.3 | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 10.1 | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 9 | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 7.9 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2 | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 6 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7 | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 4.1 | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 3.8 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2 | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1 | +28.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7 | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 3 | -18.9% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 41% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.4, 41% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.57 | 4.1 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 | 3 | 4.1 | 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 early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Greece?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Greece was 3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1 in 2006.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Greece ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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