Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 20.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 20.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 22.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2007.
Greece ranks 87th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21.4% | — |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 14.9% | 21.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 18.4% | 22.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece was 20.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 87th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release