Over-age students, primary in Greece
Greece: Over-age students, primary was 1.3% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Greece, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in Greece stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Greece peaked at 4.8% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1989.
Greece ranks 159th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.8% | — |
| 1972 | 4.8% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 4.4% | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 3.0% | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -22.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -59.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +27.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +202.3% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Greece?
- Over-age students, primary in Greece was 1.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1972.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1989.
- How does Greece rank for over-age students, primary?
- Greece ranks 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.