Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes was 3.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 3.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 9.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2014.
Greece ranks 60th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.6% | — |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +374.4% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -67.6% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +130.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -2.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.0%, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +374.4% | 1.6% | 7.7% |
| 2016 | +130.0% | 1.5% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 1.6% | 9.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 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 3.5% 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 9.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 60th out of 124 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 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release