Lower secondary completion rate, female in Greece
Greece: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 95.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Greece, 2005–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, female in Greece stood at 95.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Greece peaked at 99.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2006.
Greece ranks 67th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 86.0% | — |
| 2006 | 81.6% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.9% | 81.6% | 90.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 90.4% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.0% | 95.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.4% compare
- 65 Oman 95.4% compare
- 66 Bermuda 95.3% compare
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 95.2% compare
- 69 Liechtenstein 95.1% compare
- 70 Spain 95.1% compare
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0062 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,465 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,215 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 433,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1304 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 439,136 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Greece?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Greece was 95.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Greece ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.