Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece stood at 11.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 15.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2004.
Greece ranks 52nd of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.3% | — |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +63.1% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -26.9% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 8.3% | 15.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.5% | 12.6% | 8 |
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 11.1% in 2018, 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 15.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 52nd out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.