Percentage of graduates … female Social Journalism Sciences in Greece
Greece: Percentage of graduates … female Social Journalism Sciences was 18.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 18.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 18.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2005.
That places Greece 5th out of 121 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 … female Social Journalism Sciences in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.6% | — |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +2.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 18.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Greece's 18.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.1%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.7% | 13.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.0% | 16.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.5% | 18.4% | 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 18.4% 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 18.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 5th 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 53.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release