Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Greece
Greece: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 252 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Greece recorded 252 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12,500.0% on the previous year and down 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Greece peaked at 12,089 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2022.
Greece ranks 135th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,972 | — |
| 2001 | 6,036 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 10,961 | +81.6% |
| 2003 | 10,855 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 12,089 | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 11,810 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 9,712 | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 11,883 | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 2,341 | -80.3% |
| 2011 | 1,439 | -38.5% |
| 2012 | 2,091 | +45.3% |
| 2013 | 1,906 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 4,717 | +147.5% |
| 2015 | 3,269 | -30.7% |
| 2016 | 3,610 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 4,671 | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 3,286 | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 2,489 | -24.3% |
| 2020 | 3,062 | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 3,681 | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | -99.9% |
| 2023 | 252 | +12500.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,915 | 5,972 | 12,089 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,982 | 1,439 | 4,717 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,749 | 2 | 3,681 | 4 |
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, one year before the official primary entry in Greece?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Greece was 252 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12,089 in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Greece ranks 135th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release