Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.6% 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 2.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 8.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2021.
That places Greece 100th out of 124 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 8.3% | — |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -36.5% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -52.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 8.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 280,770 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.027 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 297,804 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0286 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4779 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % 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 2.6% 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 8.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 100th out of 124 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 57.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release