Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Greece
Greece: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural was 1.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Greece, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Greece is 1.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 59.6% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Greece peaked at 6.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2021.
That places Greece 65th out of 68 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, rural in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.3% | — |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -46.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +30.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -59.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 20% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.4%, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 6.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 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, rural in Greece?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Greece was 1.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Greece ranks 65th out of 68 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. 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, rural, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release