Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 29.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 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 short-cycle tertiary in Greece is 29.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Greece peaked at 29.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1981.
That places Greece 47th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Greece, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.9% | — |
| 1990 | 7.0% | +43.7% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 7.7% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 7.0% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 18.7% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 26.3% | 29.8% | 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 short-cycle tertiary in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Greece was 29.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Greece ranks 47th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (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 short-cycle tertiary education.