Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.9789 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9789 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.9795 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8611 LPIA
in 1994
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece is 0.9789 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece peaked at 0.9795 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8611 LPIA, in 1994.
That places Greece 46th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Greece, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8905 LPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.8611 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8716 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8695 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8723 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9054 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8974 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9047 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9159 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.907 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9072 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9164 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9179 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9152 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.924 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9234 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9211 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9405 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9434 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9443 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.956 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9621 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9592 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.931 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9647 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9732 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9774 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9741 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.974 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9741 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9795 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9789 LPIA | -0.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.9789 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9994 LPIA, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.9789 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9993 LPIA, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8811 LPIA | 0.8611 LPIA | 0.9054 LPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9153 LPIA | 0.9047 LPIA | 0.924 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9552 LPIA | 0.931 LPIA | 0.9774 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9761 LPIA | 0.974 LPIA | 0.9795 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 0.9789 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 0.9795 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8611 LPIA in 1994.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Greece ranks 46th out of 99 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 1.8%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release