Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Greece
Greece: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Greece stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Greece peaked at 5.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2025.
Greece ranks 151st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 6 |
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 of primary school age, both sexes in Greece?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Greece was 1.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release