Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 135 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
82.3%
in 1981
Years of data
17
1981–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Greece, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Greece stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Greece peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 1981.
Greece ranks 1st of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 82.3% | — |
| 2005 | 95.2% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 95.2% | 96.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.2% | 98.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 1 Albania 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Bulgaria 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Canada 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.3% compare
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Romania 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovakia 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Greece?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Greece was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Greece ranks 1st out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release