Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Greece
Greece: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9447 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9447
World rank
83rd
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.9536
in 2015
All-time low
0.7814
in 1981
Years of data
10
1981–2020
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Greece, 1981–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.9447 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Greece peaked at 0.9536 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7814, in 1981.
That places Greece 83rd out of 121 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7814 | — |
| 2005 | 0.917 | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9376 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9203 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9228 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9355 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9451 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9536 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.942 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9447 | +0.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.9447 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 93% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.9447 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.993, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7814 | 0.7814 | 0.7814 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9244 | 0.917 | 0.9376 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.944 | 0.9355 | 0.9536 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9447 | 0.9447 | 0.9447 | 1 |
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Greece?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Greece was 0.9447 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9536 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7814 in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Greece ranks 83rd out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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