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 1.7% 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 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Greece peaked at 4.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2021.
Greece ranks 66th of 68 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, urban in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.3% | — |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -31.1% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +47.6% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -35.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 27% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3%, 23% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 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 1.7% 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 4.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Greece ranks 66th out of 68 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 22.5%. 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, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release