Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 70.1% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Greece stood at 70.1%. 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 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Greece peaked at 70.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 1981.
Greece ranks 54th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 29.3% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 42.5% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 53.7% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 65.3% | 70.1% | 5 |
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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 upper secondary in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Greece was 70.1% 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 70.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Greece ranks 54th out of 142 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 24.6%. 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+, total (%) (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.