Educational attainment … rural female post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment … rural female post-secondary non-tertiary was 16.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece stood at 16.6%.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece peaked at 17.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2006.
That places Greece 42nd out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment … rural female post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.9% | — |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +317.5% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -6.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 16.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.5%, 56% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Greece's 16.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.5%, 56% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment … rural female post-secondary non-tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +317.5% | 1.9% | 8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 1.9% | 8.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 9.4% | 14.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.6% | 17.8% | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece was 16.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Greece ranks 42nd out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release