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 96 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
89.6%
in 1991
Years of data
16
1991–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Greece, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 100.0% for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% 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, 89.6%, in 1991.
That places Greece 1st out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 89.6% | — |
| 2006 | 93.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.6% | 89.6% | 89.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 93.4% | 94.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.0% | 97.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Bulgaria 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% 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 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 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- 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)
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 89.6% in 1991.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Greece ranks 1st 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 4.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release