Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 78.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece is 78.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece peaked at 78.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 2015.
That places Greece 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 68.7% | — |
| 2017 | 70.8% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.8% | 68.7% | 72.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 73.4% | 78.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (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 78.1% 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 78.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Greece ranks 33rd out of 37 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 13.6%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release