Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Greece
Greece: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex was 10.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Greece, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Greece recorded 10.4% for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Greece peaked at 19.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2024.
That places Greece 37th out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.9% | — |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -16.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 10.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.2%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Greece's 10.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.0% | 19.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.4% | 13.5% | 5 |
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 youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Greece?
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Greece was 10.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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