Population of compulsory school age, female in Greece
Greece: Population of compulsory school age, female was 467,399 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Population of compulsory school age, female in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Greece is 467,399, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Greece peaked at 530,013 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 467,399, in 2024.
Greece ranks 106th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 476,210 | — |
| 2001 | 467,522 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 519,112 | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 513,054 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 503,591 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 495,890 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 489,129 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 482,369 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 530,013 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 528,445 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 525,459 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 524,011 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 524,599 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 523,613 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 525,536 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 526,709 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 525,563 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 525,775 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 523,814 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 520,409 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 517,723 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 513,835 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 486,059 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 478,231 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 467,399 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 500,534 | 467,522 | 530,013 | 10 |
| 2010s | 524,549 | 520,409 | 526,709 | 10 |
| 2020s | 492,649 | 467,399 | 517,723 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Greece?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Greece was 467,399 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 530,013 in 2008.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 467,399 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Greece ranks 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release