Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ in Greece
Greece: Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ was 1,334 millions in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1,334 millions
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
38th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1,538 millions
in 2018
All-time low
1,334 millions
in 2022
Years of data
6
2015–2022
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ in Greece, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1,334 millions for government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
That places Greece 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ in Greece, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,430 millions | — |
| 2016 | 1,340 millions | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1,362 millions | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,538 millions | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 1,382 millions | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 1,334 millions | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,410 millions | 1,340 millions | 1,538 millions | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,334 millions | 1,334 millions | 1,334 millions | 1 |
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More education data for Greece
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ in Greece?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ in Greece was 1,334 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,538 millions in 2018.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,334 millions in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education, us$ rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release