Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Greece
Greece: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 45,799 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Greece, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Greece recorded 45,799 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Greece peaked at 73,873 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 45,799 number, in 2020.
That places Greece 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71,941 number | — |
| 1971 | 71,349 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 71,220 number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 71,723 number | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 72,555 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 73,406 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 73,826 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 73,873 number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 73,361 number | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 72,511 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 71,527 number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 70,767 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 70,919 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 71,647 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 72,588 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 73,397 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 73,565 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 72,847 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 71,495 number | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 69,660 number | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 67,526 number | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 65,327 number | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 63,036 number | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 60,191 number | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 57,142 number | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 54,239 number | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 51,982 number | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 51,083 number | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 51,083 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51,613 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 52,299 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 52,571 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 53,032 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 53,337 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 53,491 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 53,497 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53,413 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 53,450 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 53,211 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 52,830 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 52,420 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 52,132 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 52,096 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 52,435 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 52,869 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 53,091 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 52,707 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 51,704 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 50,030 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 47,966 number | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 45,799 number | -4.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 45,799 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 2.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Greece's 45,799 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72,576 number | 71,220 number | 73,873 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,841 number | 69,660 number | 73,565 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,322 number | 51,083 number | 67,526 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,113 number | 52,299 number | 53,497 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,745 number | 47,966 number | 53,091 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,799 number | 45,799 number | 45,799 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Greece?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Greece was 45,799 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 73,873 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,799 number in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Greece ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.