Percentage of graduates … male Natural Mathematics Statistics in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates … male Natural Mathematics Statistics was 9.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
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 9.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 18.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2008.
Greece ranks 12th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … male Natural Mathematics Statistics in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.9% | — |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -29.7% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -38.1% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -10.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 9.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Greece's 9.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 8.0% | 18.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 9 Madagascar 10.8% compare
- 10 British Virgin Islands 10.8% compare
- 11 United Kingdom 9.7% compare
- 13 Kenya 9.6% compare
- 14 France 9.6% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 9.5% compare
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 9.6% 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 18.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 12th 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 14.0%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release