Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender was 0.9488 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9488 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
65th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9686 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.82 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece is 0.9488 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece peaked at 0.9686 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.82 GPIA, in 1992.
Greece ranks 65th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.82 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.8393 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8349 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8431 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8421 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8504 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8643 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8674 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8712 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8766 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8779 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8878 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8901 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9009 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9556 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9031 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9035 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9147 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9244 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9235 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9162 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9156 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9588 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9686 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9233 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.951 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9493 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9123 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9099 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.932 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9418 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9425 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9488 GPIA | +0.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.9488 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9878 GPIA, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.9488 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9833 GPIA, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8452 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.8674 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8981 GPIA | 0.8712 GPIA | 0.9556 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9343 GPIA | 0.9123 GPIA | 0.9686 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.9099 GPIA | 0.9488 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Greece?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece was 0.9488 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9686 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Greece ranks 65th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release