Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Greece
Greece: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 1.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Greece, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Greece is 1.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Greece peaked at 1.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
Greece ranks 24th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +1092.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Greece?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Greece was 1.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Greece ranks 24th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release