Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Greece
Greece: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 14.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Greece stood at 14.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Greece peaked at 14.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 39th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +22.8% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +5.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 14.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Greece's 14.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.8%, 81% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.4% | 10.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.0% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.9% | 14.4% | 4 |
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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Greece?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Greece was 14.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Greece ranks 39th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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, published as part of Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release