Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Greece, 1981β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece stood at 1.01 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4646 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Greece 66th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4646 GPIA | 0.4646 GPIA | 0.4646 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9647 GPIA | 0.8808 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.976 GPIA | 0.9484 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 63 Armenia, Republic of 1.02 GPIA compare
- 64 Ecuador 1.01 GPIA compare
- 65 Saudi Arabia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 67 El Salvador 0.9734 GPIA compare
- 68 Austria 0.9724 GPIA compare
- 69 Netherlands, The 0.9677 GPIA compare
More education data for Greece
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.02 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4646 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Greece ranks 66th out of 108 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 14.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release