Official entrance age to compulsory education (UNICEF) in Greece
Greece: Official entrance age to compulsory education (UNICEF) was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 73 countries
All-time high
6
in 1998
All-time low
5
in 2008
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Greece, 1998–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Greece stood at 5. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Greece peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2008.
Greece ranks 59th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (UNICEF) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 | — |
| 1999 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greece's 5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6, 83% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.8 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Greece?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Greece was 5 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Greece ranks 59th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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