Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender was 0.903 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Greece, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.903 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Greece peaked at 1.57 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.534 GPIA, in 2019.
Greece ranks 40th of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.57 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.8169 GPIA | -48.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7813 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.903 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 0.534 GPIA | -50.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6332 GPIA | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8802 GPIA | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8684 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8265 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.903 GPIA | +9.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.903 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPIA, 75% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.903 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 GPIA, 81% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9487 GPIA | 0.534 GPIA | 1.57 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8223 GPIA | 0.6332 GPIA | 0.903 GPIA | 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 master's or equivalent in Greece?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Greece was 0.903 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.534 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Greece ranks 40th out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release