Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.9775 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece, 1990β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece stood at 0.9775 GPIA.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4922 GPIA, in 1992.
Greece ranks 63rd of 88 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5938 GPIA | 0.4922 GPIA | 0.7701 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7469 GPIA | 0.5649 GPIA | 0.8927 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9225 GPIA | 0.8586 GPIA | 0.9905 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9689 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 60 Zimbabwe 1.01 GPIA compare
- 61 Vietnam 1.01 GPIA compare
- 62 Armenia, Republic of 0.9886 GPIA compare
- 64 Georgia 0.9732 GPIA compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9455 GPIA compare
- 66 Netherlands, The 0.9295 GPIA compare
More education data for Greece
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (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 0.9775 GPIA 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 1.09 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4922 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Greece ranks 63rd out of 88 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 2.9%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release