Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 28.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Greece, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Greece is 28.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Greece peaked at 28.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1981.
That places Greece 30th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Greece, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.6% | — |
| 1991 | 8.7% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +155.0% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 20.1% | 24.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 26.0% | 28.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Greece was 28.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Greece ranks 30th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.