Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.9549 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9549 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
60th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.9606 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8123 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
31
1992–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece stood at 0.9549 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece peaked at 0.9606 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8123 GPIA, in 1992.
Greece ranks 60th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8123 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.828 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8382 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8327 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8401 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8528 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8527 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8482 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8574 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8691 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8634 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8787 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8658 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.951 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8934 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8975 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8959 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9037 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9051 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9221 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9258 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9298 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9367 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8875 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9424 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9547 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9533 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.956 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9606 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9556 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9549 GPIA | -0.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.9549 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.9549 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8381 GPIA | 0.8123 GPIA | 0.8528 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8858 GPIA | 0.8574 GPIA | 0.951 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9231 GPIA | 0.8875 GPIA | 0.9547 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9561 GPIA | 0.9533 GPIA | 0.9606 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 primary education or higher in Greece?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece was 0.9549 GPIA 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 0.9606 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8123 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Greece ranks 60th 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 2.7%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release