Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 74.0% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Greece peaked at 74.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1990.
Greece ranks 42nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.4% | — |
| 1991 | 34.5% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 35.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 38.1% | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 39.3% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 41.0% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 41.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 41.9% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 46.6% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 58.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 74.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.5%, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greece's 74.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 33.4% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 47.9% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 58.9% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 68.2% | 74.0% | 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 74.0% 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 74.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Greece ranks 42nd out of 108 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 19.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release