Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Greece
Greece: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Greece is 1.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Greece peaked at 5.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2025.
Greece ranks 146th 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, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -22.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 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, female in Greece?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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, female?
- Greece ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release