Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.3577 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece is 0.3577 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece peaked at 0.3577 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Greece 53rd out of 91 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 … tertiary short-cycle location in Greece, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1231 LPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.1313 LPIA | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1218 LPIA | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1598 LPIA | +31.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1514 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1483 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1649 LPIA | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1724 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1655 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.184 LPIA | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1959 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1966 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1861 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.187 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2618 LPIA | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2595 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 LPIA | -98.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2771 LPIA | +8867.3% |
| 2008 | 0.262 LPIA | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2698 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2788 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3076 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.315 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3252 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3043 LPIA | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3303 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3478 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3548 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3427 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3298 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3269 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3376 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.335 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3468 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3577 LPIA | +3.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.3577 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.592 LPIA, 60% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.3577 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5464 LPIA, 65% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle 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 | +8867.3% | 0.0031 LPIA | 0.2771 LPIA |
| 2006 | -98.8% | 0.2595 LPIA | 0.0031 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1522 LPIA | 0.1218 LPIA | 0.184 LPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2099 LPIA | 0.0031 LPIA | 0.2771 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3236 LPIA | 0.2788 LPIA | 0.3548 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3408 LPIA | 0.3269 LPIA | 0.3577 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 0.3577 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 0.3577 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Greece ranks 53rd out of 91 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 17.6%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release