Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Greece
Greece: Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or was 85.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Greece, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 85.3% for expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Greece peaked at 90.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2023.
That places Greece 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 90.1% | — |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.4% | 86.5% | 90.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.3% | 86.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 35 Netherlands 88.4% compare
- 35 Netherlands 88.4% compare
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Greece?
- Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or in Greece was 85.3% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or current expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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