Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9938 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece is 0.9938 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece peaked at 0.9938 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.809 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Greece 43rd out of 75 countries with data for 2023, 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 … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.809 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8782 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8848 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9209 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9149 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9604 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9596 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9818 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9668 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9598 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9527 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9741 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9917 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9938 GPIA | +0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.9938 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.9938 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 GPIA, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8573 GPIA | 0.809 GPIA | 0.8848 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.952 GPIA | 0.9149 GPIA | 0.9818 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9781 GPIA | 0.9527 GPIA | 0.9938 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 40 Ireland 1.02 GPIA compare
- 41 Canada 1.01 GPIA compare
- 42 South Africa 1.01 GPIA compare
- 44 Costa Rica 0.9875 GPIA
- 45 Netherlands 0.9863 GPIA compare
- 46 Chile 0.979 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece was 0.9938 GPIA in 2023, 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 0.9938 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.809 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Greece ranks 43rd out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, 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