Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in Greece
Greece: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 12,106 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in Greece, 2002–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Greece recorded 12,106 for out-of-school children of primary school age, female in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in Greece peaked at 23,016 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6,542, in 2016.
Greece ranks 94th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23,016 | — |
| 2003 | 15,672 | -31.9% |
| 2004 | 11,507 | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 10,059 | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 11,233 | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 9,312 | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 6,640 | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 6,918 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 7,619 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 8,964 | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 10,433 | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 8,717 | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 6,542 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 7,985 | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 10,701 | +34.0% |
| 2019 | 10,925 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 12,186 | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 12,106 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,466 | 9,312 | 23,016 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8,544 | 6,542 | 10,925 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,146 | 12,106 | 12,186 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, female in Greece?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in Greece was 12,106 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23,016 in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,542 in 2016.
- How does Greece rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- Greece ranks 94th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children of primary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release