Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor non-immigrant s in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor non-immigrant s was 29.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Greece, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 29.7% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece peaked at 29.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2015.
That places Greece 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor non-immigrant s in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22.2% | — |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | +4.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 29.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Greece's 29.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.7%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.8% | 22.2% | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 25.9% | 29.7% | 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 29.7% 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 29.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Greece ranks 16th out of 40 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 34.1%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release