Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 83 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9735 LPIA
in 2006
Years of data
15
2006–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Greece, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Greece is 1 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Greece peaked at 1 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9735 LPIA, in 2006.
Greece ranks 5th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Greece, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9735 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9755 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9779 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9801 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9827 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9816 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9845 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9875 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9907 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9932 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9914 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9756 LPIA | 0.9735 LPIA | 0.9779 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9858 LPIA | 0.9801 LPIA | 0.9932 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9983 LPIA | 0.9914 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 2 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Canada 1 LPIA
- 4 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Estonia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 France 1 LPIA compare
- 5 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 5 United States 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0062 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,465 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,215 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 433,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1304 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 439,136 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 1 LPIA 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 1 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9735 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Greece ranks 5th out of 83 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 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release