Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.8347 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece is 0.8347 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece peaked at 0.8539 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7048 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Greece 65th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7048 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.7399 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7377 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.768 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7862 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7855 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8006 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7896 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8087 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8164 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8129 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.842 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8539 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8347 GPIA | -2.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.8347 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 84% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.8347 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9904 GPIA, 84% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7275 GPIA | 0.7048 GPIA | 0.7399 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7897 GPIA | 0.768 GPIA | 0.8087 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.832 GPIA | 0.8129 GPIA | 0.8539 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 lower secondary education or in Greece?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece was 0.8347 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8539 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7048 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Greece ranks 65th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release