Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.5374 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Greece, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.5374 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Greece peaked at 0.585 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4003 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Greece 36th out of 49 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 … Doctoral urban gender in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4061 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.4989 GPIA | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4846 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4915 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4136 GPIA | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4003 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4401 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.585 GPIA | +32.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5797 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5227 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5374 GPIA | +2.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.5374 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6779 GPIA, 79% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.5374 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7226 GPIA, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4492 GPIA | 0.4003 GPIA | 0.4989 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.533 GPIA | 0.4401 GPIA | 0.585 GPIA | 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 0.5374 GPIA 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 0.585 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4003 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Greece ranks 36th out of 49 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 32.3%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release