Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Greece
Greece: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 3.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 nuts 2 region in Greece peaked at 18.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, 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 NUTS 2 region 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% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3%, 41% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 38% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +28.1% | 3.2% | 4.1% |
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
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Greece?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Greece was 3.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Greece ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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