Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Greece
Greece: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.6987 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Greece, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Greece stood at 0.6987 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Greece peaked at 0.7004 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.548 GPIA, in 2015.
Greece ranks 119th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Greece, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5598 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.5494 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.548 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5906 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5854 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.605 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6337 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6498 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6862 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7004 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6987 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5817 GPIA | 0.548 GPIA | 0.6337 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6838 GPIA | 0.6498 GPIA | 0.7004 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 116 Syrian Arab Republic 0.706 GPIA compare
- 117 France 0.7057 GPIA compare
- 118 Aruba 0.7011 GPIA
- 120 Republic of Moldova 0.6975 GPIA compare
- 121 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6971 GPIA compare
- 122 Belize 0.6927 GPIA compare
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Greece?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Greece was 0.6987 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7004 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.548 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Greece ranks 119th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release