Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle was 0.6251 NPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.6251 NPIA
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
31st
of 32 countries
All-time high
0.7417 NPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6095 NPIA
in 2020
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 NPIA.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.6251 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece peaked at 0.7417 NPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6095 NPIA, in 2020.
That places Greece 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle in Greece, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.6849 NPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.6824 NPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7179 NPIA | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6395 NPIA | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6147 NPIA | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6095 NPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7417 NPIA | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7287 NPIA | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6923 NPIA | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6251 NPIA | -9.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.6251 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 NPIA, 59% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.6251 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 NPIA, 59% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6679 NPIA | 0.6147 NPIA | 0.7179 NPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6795 NPIA | 0.6095 NPIA | 0.7417 NPIA | 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 0.6251 NPIA 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 0.7417 NPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6095 NPIA in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Greece ranks 31st 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 down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release