Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece

Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 81.6% in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
81.6%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
61st
of 132 countries
All-time high
81.6%
in 2024
All-time low
32.9%
in 1981
Years of data
17
1981–2024

Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece, 1981–2024

0204060801981200220241981: 32.9 %2005: 63 %2006: 65 %2007: 66.2 %2008: 66.6 %2010: 67 %2014: 71.7 %2015: 73.2 %2016: 68.3 %2017: 75.8 %2018: 76.4 %2019: 76.9 %2020: 77.8 %2021: 79.3 %2022: 80.4 %2023: 80.6 %2024: 81.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Greece recorded 81.6% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece peaked at 81.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1981.

That places Greece 61st out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.9% 32.9% 32.9% 1
2000s 65.2% 63.0% 66.6% 4
2010s 72.7% 67.0% 76.9% 7
2020s 79.9% 77.8% 81.6% 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 58 Hong Kong (China) 84.1% compare
  2. 59 Sri Lanka 83.8% compare
  3. 60 Malaysia 82.1% compare
  4. 62 Bahrain 79.6% compare
  5. 63 Qatar 79.1% compare
  6. 64 Namibia 75.9% compare

See the full ranking of 133 places β†’

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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 81.6% 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 81.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1981.
How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
Greece ranks 61st out of 132 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 13.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
133 places, 1,904 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release