Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female in Greece
Greece: Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female was 67.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female in Greece, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 67.7% for gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female in Greece peaked at 67.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2009.
That places Greece 13th out of 42 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, urban, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 55.6% | — |
| 2007 | 53.2% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | -52.6% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +65.0% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +45.6% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.2% | 25.7% | 55.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 42.4% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 61.3% | 67.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female in Greece?
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female in Greece was 67.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female?
- Greece ranks 13th out of 42 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release