Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.1% 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 2.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 3.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2017.
That places Greece 70th out of 121 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 | 2.0% | — |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -33.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +54.9% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 280,770 (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 2.1% 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 3.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2017.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 70th out of 121 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 35.5%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release