Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Greece
Greece: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary 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 primary education as a percentage of gdp in Greece is 1.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Greece peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1973.
That places Greece 117th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -29.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +130.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 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 primary education as a percentage of gdp in Greece?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Greece was 1.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Greece ranks 117th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 primary 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