Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Greece
Greece: Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation was 3.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
3.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
18.2%
in 2000
All-time low
3.0%
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Greece stood at 3.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Greece peaked at 18.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2024.
Greece ranks 42nd of 45 countries on this measure, 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 degree of urbanisation in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -7.1% |
| 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 | 9.0% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -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 | 3.0% | -18.9% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.3% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 4.1% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4779 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2441 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 358,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6913 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,340 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.17 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Greece?
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Greece was 3.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation?
- Greece ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 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 degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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