Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.1% 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 3.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 6.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2014.
That places Greece 56th out of 122 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 | 2.1% | — |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +152.2% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -55.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -35.2% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +112.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.1% | 6.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (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 3.1% 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 6.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 56th out of 122 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 82.2%. 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 Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release