Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece

Greece: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 13.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
13.9%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
10th
of 97 countries
All-time high
13.9%
in 2018
All-time low
9.7%
in 2005
Years of data
12
2004–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, 2004–2018

0510152004201120182004: 11.3 %2005: 9.7 %2007: 11.3 %2008: 12.1 %2010: 10.9 %2011: 11.7 %2012: 10.7 %2013: 12.9 %2014: 12.7 %2016: 12.2 %2017: 13.4 %2018: 13.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Greece recorded 13.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece peaked at 13.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2005.

Greece ranks 10th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%) in Greece, 2004 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.1% 9.7% 12.1% 4
2010s 12.3% 10.7% 13.9% 8

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 7 Algeria 14.9% compare
  2. 8 Canada 14.6% compare
  3. 9 Italy 14.3% compare
  4. 11 Qatar 13.9% compare
  5. 12 Cambodia 13.5% compare
  6. 13 Netherlands 13.4% compare

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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 13.9% in 2018, 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 13.9% in 2018.
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 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,144 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.