Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Greece, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Greece is 98.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Greece peaked at 98.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1981.
Greece ranks 47th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Greece, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 80.0% | — |
| 1992 | 88.4% | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 91.2% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 90.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 92.6% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 92.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 88.4% | 92.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 93.1% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 94.0% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.8% | 98.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4779 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2441 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Greece was 98.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Greece ranks 47th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 primary, population 25+ years, 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 primary education.