Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Greece
Greece: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 99.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Greece, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Greece stood at 99.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Greece peaked at 102.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 91.3%, in 1998.
Greece ranks 87th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 93.2% | — |
| 1995 | 95.4% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 92.6% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 91.6% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 91.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 93.7% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 102.6% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.6% | 91.3% | 95.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 95.4% | 93.2% | 97.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 94.2% | 102.6% | 9 |
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More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Greece?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Greece was 99.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 102.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.3% in 1998.
- How does Greece rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Greece ranks 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.