Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.6251 NPIA in 2024. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Greece, 2015β2024
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.
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
- 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 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