Lower secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Greece
Greece: Lower secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 96.04 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
96.04
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
37th
of 62 countries
All-time high
96.04
in 2023
All-time low
86.35
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Greece stood at 96.04. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Greece peaked at 96.04 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.35, in 1990.
That places Greece 37th out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Lower secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.35 | — |
| 1991 | 87.21 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 87.91 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 88.48 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 88.89 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 89.09 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 89.18 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 89.39 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 89.78 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 90.3 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 90.83 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 91.26 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 91.54 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 91.73 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.03 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.4 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.73 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.09 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 93.42 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.77 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.18 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.53 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.85 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.1 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.26 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.29 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.26 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.23 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.33 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.47 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.66 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.85 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.04 | +0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 96.04 is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.42, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Greece's 96.04 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.39, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.66 | 86.35 | 90.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.28 | 90.83 | 93.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.03 | 94.18 | 95.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.75 | 95.47 | 96.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Greece?
- Lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Greece was 96.04 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 96.04 in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.35 in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 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 UNICEF, published as part of Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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