Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 48.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece stood at 48.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece peaked at 48.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1990.
Greece ranks 52nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.4% | — |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 6.8% | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +28.5% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 45.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | +3.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 48.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.5%, 66% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greece's 48.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.6%, 63% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +40.0% | 18.1% | 25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 6.4% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 15.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 28.0% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 41.9% | 48.9% | 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 48.9% 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 48.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Greece ranks 52nd out of 113 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 up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release