Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA was 0.1019 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1019 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
36th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.2019 LPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.033 LPIA
in 2020
Years of data
9
2014–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Greece, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.1019 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Greece peaked at 0.2019 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.033 LPIA, in 2020.
That places Greece 36th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA in Greece, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0646 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.0521 LPIA | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2019 LPIA | +287.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0925 LPIA | -54.2% |
| 2020 | 0.033 LPIA | -64.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1527 LPIA | +362.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1018 LPIA | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1024 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1019 LPIA | -0.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.1019 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3984 LPIA, 26% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.1019 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3821 LPIA, 27% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1028 LPIA | 0.0521 LPIA | 0.2019 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0984 LPIA | 0.033 LPIA | 0.1527 LPIA | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Greece?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Greece was 0.1019 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2019 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.033 LPIA in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Greece ranks 36th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release