Educational attainment rate … rural male post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate … rural male 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece is 16.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece peaked at 16.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2006.
That places Greece 38th out of 75 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 … rural male post-secondary non-tertiary in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.3% | — |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +301.5% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +2.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 16.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 62% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Greece's 16.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.7%, 62% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … rural male 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 | +301.5% | 2.3% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 2.3% | 9.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.5% | 15.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.8% | 16.6% | 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 16.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 75 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 36.6%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release