Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 84.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece stood at 84.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece peaked at 86.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2015.
Greece ranks 24th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 82.3% | — |
| 2017 | 84.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.8% | 82.3% | 84.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 84.1% | 86.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 21 United States of America 88.0% compare
- 22 Portugal 87.4% compare
- 23 Spain 84.5% compare
- 25 Germany 81.7% compare
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 80.1% compare
- 27 Netherlands 77.7% compare
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 84.1% 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 86.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Greece ranks 24th out of 31 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 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release