Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 0.9775 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece, 1990–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5404 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.6333 GPIA | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4922 GPIA | -22.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5179 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5353 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5524 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.569 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5908 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7701 GPIA | +30.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7363 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6901 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7538 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7445 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7454 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.659 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7009 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5649 GPIA | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8512 GPIA | +50.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8664 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8927 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9138 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8586 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9003 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8755 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9496 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9461 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.923 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9433 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9239 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9905 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9689 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9775 GPIA | -10.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.9775 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 78% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.9775 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 GPIA, 81% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural 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 | +50.7% | 0.5649 GPIA | 0.8512 GPIA |
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
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 0.9775 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