Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Greece
Greece: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Greece, 1820–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 99.9% for share of children in primary school age who are in school in 2023.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Greece peaked at 99.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, 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 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 1830s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 1840s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 1850s | 19.7% | 18.4% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 1860s | 24.8% | 24.1% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 1870s | 31.7% | 30.1% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 1880s | 35.6% | 34.5% | 36.7% | 2 |
| 1890s | 40.7% | 39.5% | 41.8% | 2 |
| 1900s | 46.9% | 45.7% | 48.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | 39.3% | 28.4% | 50.2% | 2 |
| 1920s | 57.5% | 45.9% | 69.2% | 2 |
| 1930s | 81.6% | 79.8% | 83.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 85.1% | 84.5% | 85.6% | 2 |
| 1950s | 83.2% | 79.8% | 86.7% | 2 |
| 1960s | 95.4% | 91.8% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 93.9% | 99.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.8% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 96.2% | 99.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 70,680 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Greece?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Greece was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1820.
- How does Greece rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.