Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male in Greece
Greece: Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male was 54.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male in Greece, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male in Greece is 54.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male in Greece peaked at 54.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2009.
Greece ranks 12th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 43.1% | — |
| 2007 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -45.1% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +34.1% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +35.0% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 22.9% | 43.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 30.7% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 52.8% | 54.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0062 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,465 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,215 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 433,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1304 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 439,136 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male in Greece?
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male in Greece was 54.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release