Girls and boys who are out of school in Greece
Greece: Girls and boys who are out of school was 12,106 girls in 2021. ▼ Falling
Girls and boys who are out of school in Greece, 2002–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
Greece recorded 12,106 girls for girls and boys who are out of school in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, girls and boys who are out of school in Greece peaked at 23,016 girls in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6,542 girls, in 2016.
Greece ranks 94th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Greece, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23,016 girls | — |
| 2003 | 15,672 girls | -31.9% |
| 2004 | 11,507 girls | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 10,059 girls | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 11,233 girls | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 9,312 girls | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 6,640 girls | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 6,918 girls | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 7,619 girls | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 8,964 girls | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 10,433 girls | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 8,717 girls | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 6,542 girls | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 7,985 girls | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 10,701 girls | +34.0% |
| 2019 | 10,925 girls | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 12,186 girls | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 12,106 girls | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,466 girls | 9,312 girls | 23,016 girls | 6 |
| 2010s | 8,544 girls | 6,542 girls | 10,925 girls | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,146 girls | 12,106 girls | 12,186 girls | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is girls and boys who are out of school in Greece?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Greece was 12,106 girls in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23,016 girls in 2002.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,542 girls in 2016.
- How does Greece rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Greece ranks 94th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.