Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.9638 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9638 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
50th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.9658 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.7765 LPIA
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece stood at 0.9638 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece peaked at 0.9658 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7765 LPIA, in 1991.
That places Greece 50th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Greece, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7765 LPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.8147 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8434 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8186 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8265 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8267 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8325 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8639 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8541 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8647 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8819 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8691 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8727 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8743 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8775 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8994 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8924 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8929 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8899 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.911 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9155 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9233 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9342 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9422 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9419 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.895 LPIA | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9475 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9557 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9642 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9617 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.96 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9621 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9658 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9638 LPIA | -0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.9638 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9989 LPIA, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.9638 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 LPIA, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8286 LPIA | 0.7765 LPIA | 0.8639 LPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8815 LPIA | 0.8647 LPIA | 0.8994 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.933 LPIA | 0.895 LPIA | 0.9642 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9627 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.9658 LPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Greece?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece was 0.9638 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9658 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7765 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Greece ranks 50th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release