Educational … population short-cycle tertiary non-immigrant in Greece
Greece: Educational … population short-cycle tertiary non-immigrant was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
31st
of 37 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9194 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9194 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Greece 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational … population short-cycle tertiary non-immigrant in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.9194 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.9599 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9556 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9373 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9467 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9596 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.942 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9605 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9897 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +1.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.15 GPIA, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 GPIA, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9438 GPIA | 0.9194 GPIA | 0.9599 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9712 GPIA | 0.942 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 28 Montenegro 1.06 GPIA
- 29 Costa Rica 1.01 GPIA
- 30 Luxembourg 1.01 GPIA compare
- 32 Netherlands 0.9691 GPIA compare
- 33 Malta 0.9398 GPIA
- 34 Austria 0.831 GPIA compare
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 1 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 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9194 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Greece ranks 31st out of 37 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 9.2%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release