Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 78.4% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece stood at 78.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece peaked at 78.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1981.
That places Greece 62nd out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 27.3% | — |
| 1991 | 37.4% | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | +55.9% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 58.3% | 62.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 63.1% | 72.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 73.7% | 78.4% | 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 completed lower secondary in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Greece was 78.4% 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 78.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Greece ranks 62nd out of 134 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 16.1%. 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+, 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 lower secondary education.