Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 37.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Greece, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Greece recorded 37.9% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Greece peaked at 37.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2006.
Greece ranks 41st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Greece, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.9% | — |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 21.7% | 24.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 26.0% | 33.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 34.3% | 37.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Greece was 37.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Greece ranks 41st out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.