Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 81.6% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece stood at 81.6%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece peaked at 81.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1981.
That places Greece 61st out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 32.9% | — |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +91.7% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 63.0% | 66.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 67.0% | 76.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 77.8% | 81.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 872,882 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece was 81.6% 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 81.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Greece ranks 61st out of 132 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 13.9%. 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+, male (%) (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.