Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Greece recorded 75.4% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece peaked at 75.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1981.
Greece ranks 63rd of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22.2% | — |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +142.6% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 53.9% | 59.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 59.5% | 69.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 69.9% | 75.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0062 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,465 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,215 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 433,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1304 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 439,136 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece was 75.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Greece ranks 63rd out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 lower secondary education.