Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 37.3% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Greece stood at 37.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Greece peaked at 37.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2005.
Greece ranks 40th of 110 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 | 23.3% | — |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 23.3% | 25.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 26.7% | 33.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 34.8% | 37.3% | 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 post-secondary, population in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Greece was 37.3% 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 37.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Greece ranks 40th out of 110 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 25.2%. 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+, total (%) (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.