Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Greece
Greece: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 20.68 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Greece stood at 20.68 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Greece peaked at 20.68 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.65 years, in 1990.
That places Greece 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Greece, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.65 years | — |
| 1991 | 13.59 years | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 13.29 years | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 13.13 years | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 13.59 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 13.26 years | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 13.48 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 13.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 14.23 years | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 14.11 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 14.92 years | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 15.2 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 14.75 years | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 14.92 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 15.32 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 16.13 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 16.3 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 15.95 years | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 16.27 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 16.59 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 16.91 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 17.13 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 17.34 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.54 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 18.12 years | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 18.56 years | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 18.99 years | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 19.21 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.4 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.62 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 19.33 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.63 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.68 years | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 20.68 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5 years | 12.65 years | 14.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.63 years | 14.75 years | 16.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.28 years | 16.91 years | 19.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.08 years | 19.33 years | 20.68 years | 4 |
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More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4779 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2441 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 358,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6913 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,340 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.17 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Greece?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Greece was 20.68 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 20.68 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.65 years in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Greece ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.