Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Greece
Greece: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 99.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Greece is 99.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Greece peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2004.
That places Greece 5th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.5% | — |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 66.7% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.8% | 65.5% | 73.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 69.7% | 79.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 83.9% | 99.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 2 Grenada 99.7% compare
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 99.5% compare
- 4 France 99.4% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 99.2% compare
- 7 Hong Kong, China 99.1% compare
- 8 Cuba 99.0% 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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Greece?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Greece was 99.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 5th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release