Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Greece
Greece: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.29 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Greece stood at 1.29 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Greece peaked at 1.74 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6236 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Greece 23rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6236 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.14 GPIA | +82.9% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.22 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.17 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.51 GPIA | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 1.74 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 1.36 GPIA | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 1.27 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.39 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.42 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.26 GPIA | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 1.17 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.43 GPIA | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 1.29 GPIA | -10.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.29 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9603 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.29 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +82.9% | 0.6236 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 0.6236 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.34 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.74 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.43 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Greece?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Greece was 1.29 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6236 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Greece ranks 23rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower 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