Lower secondary completion rate, total in Greece
Greece: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 93.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Greece, 2005–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Greece recorded 93.9% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Greece peaked at 101.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2006.
That places Greece 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, total in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 85.5% | — |
| 2006 | 81.0% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 101.4% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.3% | 81.0% | 92.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 90.8% | 101.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.2% | 95.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 66 Liechtenstein 94.5% compare
- 67 Macau, China 94.2% compare
- 68 Bulgaria 94.0% compare
- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 93.8% compare
- 71 Hungary 93.8% compare
- 72 Kyrgyzstan 93.7% compare
More education data for Greece
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Greece?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Greece was 93.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 101.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Greece ranks 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, total (% 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.