Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 12.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Greece, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Greece is 12.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Greece peaked at 18.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2022.
That places Greece 25th out of 123 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.0% | — |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 17.0% | 18.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.1% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.1% | 13.5% | 3 |
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Greece?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Greece was 12.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Greece ranks 25th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release