Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Greece
Greece: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 99.89 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Greece, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Greece is 99.89, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Greece peaked at 99.92 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.37, in 1820.
Greece ranks 10th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 7.37 | — |
| 1825 | 8.65 | +17.4% |
| 1830 | 10.11 | +16.9% |
| 1835 | 11.8 | +16.7% |
| 1840 | 13.72 | +16.3% |
| 1845 | 15.91 | +16.0% |
| 1850 | 18.36 | +15.4% |
| 1855 | 21.1 | +14.9% |
| 1860 | 24.13 | +14.4% |
| 1865 | 25.48 | +5.6% |
| 1870 | 30.07 | +18.0% |
| 1875 | 33.42 | +11.1% |
| 1880 | 36.67 | +9.7% |
| 1885 | 34.47 | -6.0% |
| 1890 | 39.53 | +14.7% |
| 1895 | 41.82 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | 45.73 | +9.3% |
| 1905 | 48.02 | +5.0% |
| 1910 | 50.19 | +4.5% |
| 1915 | 28.44 | -43.3% |
| 1920 | 45.89 | +61.4% |
| 1925 | 69.21 | +50.8% |
| 1930 | 79.75 | +15.2% |
| 1935 | 83.44 | +4.6% |
| 1940 | 84.52 | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 85.6 | +1.3% |
| 1950 | 86.68 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 79.75 | -8.0% |
| 1960 | 91.8 | +15.1% |
| 1965 | 99 | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 99.92 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 99.8 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.88 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 95.86 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 97.61 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 97.79 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.17 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 97.66 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 97.94 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.23 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.51 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.42 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.06 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.74 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.13 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.82 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 98.58 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 98.03 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.02 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.8 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.27 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 96.15 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.92 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 99.89 | -0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 99.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 99.89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.57, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +61.4% | 28.44 | 45.89 |
| 1925 | +50.8% | 45.89 | 69.21 |
| 1915 | -43.3% | 50.19 | 28.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 8.01 | 7.37 | 8.65 | 2 |
| 1830s | 10.96 | 10.11 | 11.8 | 2 |
| 1840s | 14.82 | 13.72 | 15.91 | 2 |
| 1850s | 19.73 | 18.36 | 21.1 | 2 |
| 1860s | 24.8 | 24.13 | 25.48 | 2 |
| 1870s | 31.75 | 30.07 | 33.42 | 2 |
| 1880s | 35.57 | 34.47 | 36.67 | 2 |
| 1890s | 40.67 | 39.53 | 41.82 | 2 |
| 1900s | 46.88 | 45.73 | 48.02 | 2 |
| 1910s | 39.31 | 28.44 | 50.19 | 2 |
| 1920s | 57.55 | 45.89 | 69.21 | 2 |
| 1930s | 81.59 | 79.75 | 83.44 | 2 |
| 1940s | 85.06 | 84.52 | 85.6 | 2 |
| 1950s | 83.22 | 79.75 | 86.68 | 2 |
| 1960s | 95.4 | 91.8 | 99 | 2 |
| 1970s | 97 | 97 | 97 | 2 |
| 1980s | 96 | 96 | 96 | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.59 | 93.88 | 99.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.81 | 96.8 | 98.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.06 | 96.15 | 99.92 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Greece?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Greece was 99.89 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.92 in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.37 in 1820.
- How does Greece rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.