Educational attainment … rural gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment … rural gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece, 2006–2024
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 1 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8607 GPIA, in 2006.
Greece ranks 48th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment … rural gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8607 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.895 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9063 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.991 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9851 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9792 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9889 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9422 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9299 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9311 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9833 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -7.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.23 GPIA, 82% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.21 GPIA, 83% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8873 GPIA | 0.8607 GPIA | 0.9063 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9639 GPIA | 0.9299 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9833 GPIA | 1.09 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece was 1 GPIA 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 1.09 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8607 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Greece ranks 48th out of 71 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 1.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release