Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 7.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 13.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2020.
That places Greece 92nd out of 126 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.2% | — |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.5% | 13.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.3% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 7.5% 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 13.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 92nd out of 126 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 down 27.8%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release