Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece is 66.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Greece peaked at 66.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2006.
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 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 31.9% | — |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +2.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 66.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.3%, 71% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Greece's 66.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.6%, 70% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 31.9% | 41.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 43.5% | 58.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 58.9% | 66.0% | 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 66.0% 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 66.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2006.
- 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 32.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release