Participation rate in education and training in Greece
Greece: Participation rate in education and training was 61.9 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
61.9
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
19th
of 35 countries
All-time high
67.3
in 2021
All-time low
36.2
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000β2025
Participation rate in education and training in Greece, 2000β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, participation rate in education and training in Greece stood at 61.9.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training in Greece peaked at 67.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.2, in 2000.
That places Greece 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6 | 36.2 | 56.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.08 | 55.3 | 66.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.47 | 60.5 | 67.3 | 6 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in education and training in Greece?
- Participation rate in education and training in Greece was 61.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2 in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for participation rate in education and training?
- Greece ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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