Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Greece
Greece: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 3.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Greece, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Greece is 3.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Greece peaked at 4.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1973.
That places Greece 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.6% | — |
| 1971 | 1.3% | -15.8% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +20.1% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +52.5% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
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 government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Greece?
- Government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Greece was 3.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Greece ranks 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release