Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Greece
Greece: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 100.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Greece, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Greece stood at 100.8%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Greece peaked at 101.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 1971.
That places Greece 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 77.6% | — |
| 1972 | 79.7% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 82.0% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 84.4% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 86.4% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 88.2% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 90.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 89.7% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 91.8% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 92.4% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 92.3% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 90.4% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 89.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 91.7% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 92.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 96.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 100.9% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 100.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 101.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 100.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 100.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.8% | 77.6% | 86.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 86.6% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 89.4% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 93.5% | 97.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 98.3% | 101.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4779 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2441 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 358,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6913 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,340 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.17 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Greece?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Greece was 100.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 101.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Greece ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.