Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA Bachelor in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA Bachelor was 0.6343 NPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Greece, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece is 0.6343 NPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece peaked at 0.7545 NPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6312 NPIA, in 2020.
That places Greece 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA Bachelor in Greece, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.7039 NPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.7058 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7425 NPIA | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6585 NPIA | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6371 NPIA | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6312 NPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7545 NPIA | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7358 NPIA | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7012 NPIA | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6343 NPIA | -9.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.6343 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 NPIA, 59% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.6343 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 NPIA, 61% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6896 NPIA | 0.6371 NPIA | 0.7425 NPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6914 NPIA | 0.6312 NPIA | 0.7545 NPIA | 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 0.6343 NPIA 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 0.7545 NPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6312 NPIA in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Greece ranks 32nd out of 33 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 down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release