Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.3516 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
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece stood at 0.3516 LPIA.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece peaked at 0.3971 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Greece 59th out of 87 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 … education short-cycle tertiary location in Greece, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1131 LPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.1357 LPIA | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0992 LPIA | -26.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1311 LPIA | +32.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1267 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1252 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.143 LPIA | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1514 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1781 LPIA | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1891 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1881 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2009 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1829 LPIA | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1817 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2257 LPIA | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2287 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 LPIA | -98.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2939 LPIA | +11845.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2791 LPIA | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2876 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2979 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3023 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.322 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3227 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3281 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3376 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3558 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.346 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3375 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3456 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3552 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3471 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3746 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3971 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3516 LPIA | -11.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.3516 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 52% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.3516 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6297 LPIA, 56% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment … education 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 | +11845.1% | 0.0025 LPIA | 0.2939 LPIA |
| 2006 | -98.9% | 0.2287 LPIA | 0.0025 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1393 LPIA | 0.0992 LPIA | 0.1891 LPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2071 LPIA | 0.0025 LPIA | 0.2939 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3295 LPIA | 0.2979 LPIA | 0.3558 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3651 LPIA | 0.3471 LPIA | 0.3971 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 0.3516 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 0.3971 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Greece ranks 59th out of 87 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 7.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release