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
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Greece, 2004–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 12.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 13.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 280,770 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.027 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 297,804 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0286 units per person (2023)
- 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)
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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.