Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Greece
Greece: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 102.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Greece is 102.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Greece peaked at 102.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 2002.
Greece ranks 89th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 93.6% | 102.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 97.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 97.3% | 102.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 86 United Kingdom 102.2% compare
- 88 Belgium 102.1% compare
- 90 Armenia 102.0% compare
- 91 Iran 102.0% compare
- 92 Dominican Republic 101.9% compare
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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Greece?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Greece was 102.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 102.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Greece ranks 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.