Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Greece
Greece: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban was 2.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Greece, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Greece stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Greece peaked at 3.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2014.
That places Greece 65th out of 69 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, urban in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.6% | — |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +71.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 45% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.5%, 37% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 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, urban in Greece?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Greece was 2.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Greece ranks 65th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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, urban, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release