Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both was 60.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece is 60.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece peaked at 60.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1991.
That places Greece 49th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.4% | — |
| 2006 | 27.1% | +138.0% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 59.6% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +1.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 60.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.0%, 67% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Greece's 60.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.6%, 65% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +138.0% | 11.4% | 27.1% |
| 2007 | +27.9% | 27.1% | 34.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 27.1% | 35.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 38.5% | 52.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 53.5% | 60.6% | 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 60.6% 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 60.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1991.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Greece ranks 49th out of 94 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 36.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release