Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA rural in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA rural 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 … gender GPIA rural 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% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 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 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 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- 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)
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