Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.1% 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 16.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 16.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2005.
That places Greece 8th out of 124 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.3% | — |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 12.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.7% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.8% | 16.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4779 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2441 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 358,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6913 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,340 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.17 % 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 16.1% 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 16.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 8th 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 50.3%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release