Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.3548 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.3548 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece peaked at 0.3715 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 LPIA, in 2006.
Greece ranks 61st of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Greece, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1203 LPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.1048 LPIA | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1139 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1496 LPIA | +31.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1422 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1401 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1572 LPIA | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1648 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1718 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1873 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1938 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1995 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1857 LPIA | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1855 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2469 LPIA | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2465 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 LPIA | -98.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2854 LPIA | +9915.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2707 LPIA | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2788 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2884 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3057 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3189 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3248 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3163 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3345 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3525 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3507 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3409 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3381 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3411 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3427 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3546 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3715 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3548 LPIA | -4.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.3548 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 56% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.3548 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location 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 | +9915.8% | 0.0029 LPIA | 0.2854 LPIA |
| 2006 | -98.8% | 0.2465 LPIA | 0.0029 LPIA |
| 2004 | +33.0% | 0.1855 LPIA | 0.2469 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1452 LPIA | 0.1048 LPIA | 0.1873 LPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2096 LPIA | 0.0029 LPIA | 0.2854 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3271 LPIA | 0.2884 LPIA | 0.3525 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.353 LPIA | 0.3411 LPIA | 0.3715 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Greece?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece was 0.3548 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3715 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Greece ranks 61st out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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