Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece

Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.2%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
49th
of 97 countries
All-time high
86.2%
in 2024
All-time low
73.6%
in 2007
Years of data
15
2006–2024

Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece, 2006–2024

0204060802006201520242006: 74.7 %2007: 73.6 %2008: 73.8 %2010: 74.1 %2014: 78.1 %2015: 79.1 %2016: 75.3 %2017: 81.3 %2018: 81.8 %2019: 82.2 %2020: 83 %2021: 84.4 %2022: 85.7 %2023: 85.7 %2024: 86.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece stood at 86.2%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 2007.

Greece ranks 49th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%) in Greece, 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 74.7%
2007 73.6% -1.6%
2008 73.8% +0.4%
2010 74.1% +0.4%
2014 78.1% +5.3%
2015 79.1% +1.4%
2016 75.3% -4.8%
2017 81.3% +7.9%
2018 81.8% +0.6%
2019 82.2% +0.5%
2020 83.0% +1.1%
2021 84.4% +1.6%
2022 85.7% +1.5%
2023 85.7% +0.0%
2024 86.2% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.0% 73.6% 74.7% 3
2010s 78.8% 74.1% 82.2% 7
2020s 85.0% 83.0% 86.2% 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 46 Italy 87.9% compare
  2. 47 Kenya 87.8% compare
  3. 48 Spain 87.3% compare
  4. 50 Malaysia 85.7% compare
  5. 51 Jordan 85.6% compare
  6. 52 Namibia 85.3% compare

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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 86.2% 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 86.2% in 2024.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 2007.
How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
Greece ranks 49th out of 97 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 10.4%. 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, urban, 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, urban, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
97 places, 1,343 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release