Education spending in Greece
Greece: Education spending was 3.38 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Greece, 1970–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 3.38 for education spending in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Greece peaked at 4.05 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.13, in 1973.
Greece ranks 131st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Education spending in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.57 | — |
| 1971 | 1.32 | -15.8% |
| 1973 | 1.13 | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 1.35 | +20.1% |
| 1975 | 1.48 | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 1.47 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.51 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.71 | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 1.72 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.71 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.71 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.84 | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 1.86 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.86 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.9 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.04 | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 2.07 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.96 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.99 | +52.5% |
| 1999 | 3.15 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 3.35 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 3.47 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.52 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.52 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.76 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 4.05 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 3.68 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 3.47 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 3.58 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.55 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.38 | -4.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3.38 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.4, 77% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3.38 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5, 75% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +52.5% | 1.96 | 2.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.44 | 1.13 | 1.71 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.83 | 1.71 | 2.04 | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.54 | 1.96 | 3.15 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.61 | 3.35 | 4.05 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.57 | 3.47 | 3.68 | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 1 |
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 education spending in Greece?
- Education spending in Greece was 3.38 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 in 2005.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for education spending?
- Greece ranks 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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