Educational attainment rate, completed upper … native NPIA upper in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … native NPIA upper was 0.9404 NPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece is 0.9404 NPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece peaked at 1.03 NPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9404 NPIA, in 2024.
Greece ranks 23rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … native NPIA upper in Greece, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.9747 NPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.9726 NPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 NPIA | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.01 NPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9534 NPIA | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9562 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 NPIA | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9984 NPIA | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9761 NPIA | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9404 NPIA | -3.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.9404 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9846 NPIA, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.9404 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9659 NPIA, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9847 NPIA | 0.9534 NPIA | 1.02 NPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9795 NPIA | 0.9404 NPIA | 1.03 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 upper secondary education or in Greece?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece was 0.9404 NPIA 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 1.03 NPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9404 NPIA in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Greece ranks 23rd out of 37 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 3.5%. 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 upper secondary 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