Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Greece
Greece: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.5%
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
71st
of 122 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2015–2022
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Greece, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Greece is 0.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Greece ranks 71st of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.7% | — |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Greece?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Greece was 0.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Greece ranks 71st out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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, published as part of Government expenditure on upper 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