Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics was 7.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece stood at 7.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 9.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2008.
Greece ranks 27th of 121 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 … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.8% | — |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -14.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 7.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.6%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Greece's 7.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.4%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 9.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- 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)
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 7.2% 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 9.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 27th 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 up 14.9%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release