Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Greece
Greece: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 20.85 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 20.85 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Greece peaked at 20.85 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.62, in 1990.
Greece ranks 2nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.62 | — |
| 1991 | 13.22 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 13.24 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 13.17 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 13.39 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 13.39 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.51 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 13.69 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 14.4 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 14.35 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.08 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 15.48 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 15 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 15.16 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.58 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 16.32 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 16.48 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 15.99 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 16.28 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.57 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 16.86 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.05 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.25 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.41 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 17.87 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 18.3 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 18.72 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 19.03 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 19.29 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 19.65 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.48 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 19.77 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.85 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 20.85 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5 | 12.62 | 14.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.79 | 15 | 16.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.14 | 16.86 | 19.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.24 | 19.48 | 20.85 | 4 |
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More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Greece?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Greece was 20.85 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 20.85 in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.62 in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Greece ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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