Primary completion rate, male in Greece
Greece: Primary completion rate, male was 100.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, male in Greece, 2004–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, male in Greece stood at 100.2%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Greece peaked at 101.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2014.
Greece ranks 36th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Primary completion rate, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 96.2% | — |
| 2005 | 100.8% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 101.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 101.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 100.1% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 100.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 96.2% | 101.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 95.2% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 96.9% | 100.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Greece?
- Primary completion rate, male in Greece was 100.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 101.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Greece ranks 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.