Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population was 9.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Greece, 2014–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Greece recorded 9.4% for educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 238.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Greece peaked at 9.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2015.
That places Greece 38th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Greece, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.8% | — |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 7.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 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 master's or equivalent, population in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Greece was 9.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.5%. 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 Master's or equivalent, 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 Master's or equivalent.