Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 29.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.5%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
43rd
of 129 countries
All-time high
30.0%
in 2022
All-time low
10.5%
in 1981
Years of data
36
1981–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece is 29.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece peaked at 30.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1981.
Greece ranks 43rd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.5% | — |
| 1990 | 11.8% | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | +1.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 29.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Greece's 29.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 11.8% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 16.6% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.5% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 27.3% | 30.0% | 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 29.5% 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 30.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Greece ranks 43rd out of 129 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 21.0%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release