Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender was 0.7715 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 0.7715 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Greece peaked at 0.8261 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.584 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Greece 51st out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7081 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.7651 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7404 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8261 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7273 GPIA | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.584 GPIA | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6391 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6575 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6931 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7243 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7715 GPIA | +6.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.7715 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 75% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.7715 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 GPIA, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7252 GPIA | 0.584 GPIA | 0.8261 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6971 GPIA | 0.6391 GPIA | 0.7715 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 48 Costa Rica 0.8221 GPIA compare
- 49 France 0.8176 GPIA compare
- 50 Pakistan 0.7735 GPIA compare
- 52 Switzerland 0.7707 GPIA compare
- 53 Bolivia 0.7157 GPIA compare
- 54 South Korea 0.7075 GPIA compare
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 0.7715 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 0.8261 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.584 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Greece ranks 51st out of 63 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 up 9.0%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release