Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 96 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9386 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Greece stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Greece peaked at 1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9386 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Greece 15th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9386 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9429 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9424 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9429 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9603 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9636 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9465 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9685 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9684 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.978 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9764 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9413 GPIA | 0.9386 GPIA | 0.9429 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9612 GPIA | 0.9429 GPIA | 0.978 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9953 GPIA | 0.9764 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 12 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 13 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Belgium 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 15 France 1 GPIA compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Croatia 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Malta 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Romania 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 15 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
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 some primary (isced 1), population in Greece?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Greece was 1 GPIA 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 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9386 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Greece ranks 15th out of 96 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 4.1%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release