Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 11.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Greece, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 11.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Greece peaked at 15.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2018.
Greece ranks 23rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.3% | — |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 15.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.2% | 13.2% | 8 |
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 11.2% in 2018, 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 15.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Greece ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.