Educational attainment rate … urban both post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate … urban both post-secondary non-tertiary was 42.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece is 42.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece peaked at 42.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2007.
That places Greece 22nd out of 76 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 rate … urban both post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 30.3% | — |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 34.8% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 40.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | +2.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 42.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.2%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Greece's 42.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.6%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 29.9% | 30.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 31.6% | 38.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 40.1% | 42.9% | 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 42.9% 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 42.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Greece ranks 22nd out of 76 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 23.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release