Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 28.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Greece, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece is 28.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece peaked at 29.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1981.
That places Greece 22nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.5% | — |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +124.2% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | +2.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 28.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Greece's 28.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 20.6% | 24.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 26.8% | 29.5% | 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 28.8% 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 29.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Greece ranks 22nd out of 112 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 21.9%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release