Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population was 8.4% 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 8.4% 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 9.9% on the previous year and up 251.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Greece peaked at 8.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2015.
That places Greece 39th out of 81 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 6.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 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 master's or equivalent, population in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Greece was 8.4% 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 8.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population?
- Greece ranks 39th out of 81 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 251.2%. 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+, 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 Master's or equivalent.