Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Greece
Greece: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 18.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
18.3%
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
51st
of 103 countries
All-time high
24.3%
in 2015
All-time low
18.3%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2015–2022
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Greece, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Greece stood at 18.3%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Greece ranks 51st of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24.3% | — |
| 2016 | 23.3% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.1% | 21.5% | 24.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 48 San Marino 19.2% compare
- 49 New Zealand 19.2% compare
- 50 Latvia 18.8% compare
- 52 Azerbaijan 18.3%
- 53 Lithuania 18.1% compare
- 54 Oman 17.8% compare
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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Greece?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Greece was 18.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Greece ranks 51st out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release