Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
50th
of 137 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 2023
All-time low
71.6%
in 1981
Years of data
35
1981–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 97.5% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Greece peaked at 97.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 1981.
That places Greece 50th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 71.6% | — |
| 1991 | 81.6% | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 83.6% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 86.9% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 86.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 88.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 90.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 93.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 97.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Greece's 97.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.6% | 71.6% | 71.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.5% | 81.6% | 88.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 89.6% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 91.5% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.5% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 47 Luxembourg 98.3% compare
- 48 Italy 98.0% compare
- 49 South Korea 97.9% compare
- 51 Seychelles 97.5% compare
- 52 Tajikistan 97.5% compare
- 53 Netherlands 97.3% compare
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 97.5% 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 97.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Greece ranks 50th out of 137 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 3.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release