Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece
Greece: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 344,893 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece is 344,893 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece peaked at 413,249 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 340,129 number, in 2007.
Greece ranks 75th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 407,300 number | — |
| 1994 | 412,314 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 409,615 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 413,249 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 410,469 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 406,232 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 393,401 number | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 372,288 number | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 382,350 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 406,346 number | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 372,802 number | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 366,968 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 380,818 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 368,257 number | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 340,129 number | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 364,053 number | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 362,337 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 370,357 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 371,024 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 353,054 number | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 341,987 number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 340,810 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 344,163 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 344,893 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 407,511 number | 393,401 number | 413,249 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 373,745 number | 340,129 number | 406,346 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 354,742 number | 340,810 number | 371,024 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 72 Senegal 359,541 number compare
- 73 Switzerland 352,747 number compare
- 74 Austria 346,135 number compare
- 76 Mali 343,833 number compare
- 77 Azerbaijan 312,823 number compare
- 78 Burkina Faso 295,718 number compare
More education data for Greece
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece was 344,893 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 413,249 number in 1996.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 340,129 number in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 75th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.