Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both was 2.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Greece, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Greece stood at 2.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 1,132.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Greece peaked at 2.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
That places Greece 37th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2% | — |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +141.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -54.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +244.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +31.3% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +4.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.7%, 30% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 29% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 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 2.3% 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 2.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 60 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 1,132.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release