Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece is 8.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 10.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2004.
Greece ranks 29th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 7.2% | — |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 8.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2441 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 358,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6913 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,340 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.17 % 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 8.5% 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 10.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 29th out of 123 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 10.3%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release