Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 19.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece, 2015β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 19.0% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece peaked at 22.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2019.
That places Greece 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 16.8% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 26 Lithuania 27.6%
- 27 Croatia 22.3% compare
- 28 Slovenia 20.4% compare
- 30 Brunei Darussalam 18.8% compare
- 31 Costa Rica 16.3%
- 32 Italy 14.0% compare
More education data for Greece
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (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 19.0% 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 22.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Greece ranks 29th out of 32 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 14.6%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release