Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Greece, 1981–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4646 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.8808 GPIA | +89.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9259 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.957 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9984 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9484 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9614 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.988 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 GPIA, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 GPIA, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
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 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 0.9677 GPIA compare
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 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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February 2026 Data Release