Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Greece
Greece: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad was 34,335 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Greece, 2013–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Greece recorded 34,335 Persons for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Greece peaked at 36,110 Persons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22,863 Persons, in 2013.
Greece ranks 11th of 32 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.
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Greece, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22,863 Persons | — |
| 2014 | 32,704 Persons | +43.0% |
| 2015 | 32,548 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 32,001 Persons | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 33,754 Persons | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 34,658 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 34,866 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 35,532 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 36,110 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 34,900 Persons | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 34,335 Persons | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31,913 Persons | 22,863 Persons | 34,866 Persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 35,219 Persons | 34,335 Persons | 36,110 Persons | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Greece?
- Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Greece was 34,335 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 36,110 Persons in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,863 Persons in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Greece ranks 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the total number of mobile national students abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.