Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female 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 … Services female 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% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.9%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 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 3.1% 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