Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Greece
Greece: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 2.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Greece, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 2.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 21.5% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Greece peaked at 4.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2021.
Greece ranks 68th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.9% | — |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -21.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 32% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 29% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 2 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Greece?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Greece was 2.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Greece ranks 68th out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release