Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Greece
Greece: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 48,918 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Greece, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Greece stood at 48,918 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Greece peaked at 79,940 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 48,918 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, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76,447 number | — |
| 1971 | 75,626 number | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 75,759 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 76,673 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 77,981 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 79,265 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 79,940 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 79,827 number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 79,045 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 77,878 number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 76,619 number | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 75,722 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 75,815 number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 76,598 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 77,656 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 78,585 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 78,796 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 77,882 number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 76,298 number | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 74,214 number | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 71,854 number | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 69,484 number | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 67,172 number | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 64,175 number | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 60,891 number | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 57,718 number | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 55,238 number | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 54,274 number | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 54,309 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 54,913 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 55,658 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 55,892 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 56,093 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 56,099 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55,945 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 55,661 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 55,357 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 55,462 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 55,301 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 54,998 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 54,696 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 54,538 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 54,666 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 55,222 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 55,896 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 56,357 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 56,189 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 55,218 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 53,463 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 51,252 number | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 48,918 number | -4.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 48,918 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 2.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Greece's 48,918 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77,844 number | 75,626 number | 79,940 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,818 number | 74,214 number | 78,796 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,003 number | 54,274 number | 71,854 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,647 number | 54,998 number | 56,099 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,750 number | 51,252 number | 56,357 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,918 number | 48,918 number | 48,918 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, male in Greece?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Greece was 48,918 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 79,940 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,918 number in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Greece ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.