Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Greece
Greece: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary 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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Greece is 1.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Greece peaked at 1.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1973.
That places Greece 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5% | — |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -21.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +27.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +26.7% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Greece?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Greece was 1.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Greece ranks 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 secondary 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