Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Greece
Greece: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Greece, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Greece stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Greece peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2014.
That places Greece 94th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +60.5% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +10.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 2.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Greece?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Greece was 1.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Greece ranks 94th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release