Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Greece, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Greece recorded 72.3% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Greece peaked at 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1981.
That places Greece 55th out of 140 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 upper secondary in Greece, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 24.7% | — |
| 1990 | 32.9% | +33.4% |
| 1991 | 34.5% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 34.0% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 37.5% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 38.6% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 40.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 42.7% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.5% | 32.9% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 45.7% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 56.0% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 68.5% | 72.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Greece was 72.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Greece ranks 55th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, 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 upper secondary education.