Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 21.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece stood at 21.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 21.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2007.
Greece ranks 88th 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 | 20.8% | — |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 13.3% | 20.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 16.9% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.2% | 21.9% | 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 21.9% 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 21.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 88th 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 29.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release