Official entrance age to compulsory education in Greece
Greece: Official entrance age to compulsory education 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.
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
- 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 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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