Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both was 11.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Greece, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece stood at 11.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Greece peaked at 12.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1991.
That places Greece 38th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.3% | — |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +520.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 11.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.3%, 58% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Greece's 11.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.4%, 68% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 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 11.8% 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 12.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1991.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 84 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 45.8%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release