Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 14.2% 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 14.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 17.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2004.
Greece ranks 69th 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 | 10.1% | — |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +43.2% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 10.1% | 17.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.7% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.7% | 14.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- 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)
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 14.2% 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 17.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 69th 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 0.7%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release