Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower was 1.05 NPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece stood at 1.05 NPIA. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece peaked at 1.14 NPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.05 NPIA, in 2024.
That places Greece 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Greece, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.14 NPIA | — |
| 2017 | 1.14 NPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.13 NPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.11 NPIA | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.12 NPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.12 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.09 NPIA | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.08 NPIA | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.05 NPIA | -2.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.05 NPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 NPIA, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.05 NPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9981 NPIA, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.13 NPIA | 1.11 NPIA | 1.14 NPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.09 NPIA | 1.05 NPIA | 1.12 NPIA | 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 1.05 NPIA 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 1.14 NPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 NPIA in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Greece ranks 8th out of 34 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 down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release