Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s was 11.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Greece, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece is 11.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece peaked at 12.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2014.
Greece ranks 40th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor rural s in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.9% | — |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -8.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 11.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.3%, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Greece's 11.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.3%, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 9.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.2% | 12.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece was 11.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Greece ranks 40th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release