Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece
Greece: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.8978 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.8978 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece peaked at 1.61 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6665 GPIA, in 2001.
Greece ranks 90th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6828 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.6665 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8055 GPIA | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8516 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8999 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.884 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.966 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 1.61 GPIA | +43.0% |
| 2013 | 1.31 GPIA | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 1.17 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 1.25 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8759 GPIA | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7774 GPIA | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8946 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 1.17 GPIA | +31.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8978 GPIA | -23.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.8978 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8968 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.8978 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9255 GPIA, 97% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8601 GPIA | 0.6665 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 0.8759 GPIA | 1.61 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9357 GPIA | 0.7774 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece was 0.8978 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6665 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Greece rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Greece ranks 90th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release