Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Greece
Greece: Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 1.24 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.24 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
10th
of 29 countries
All-time high
1.31 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.24 million
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Greece, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.24 million for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Greece peaked at 1.31 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.24 million, in 2024.
That places Greece 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.30 million | — |
| 2014 | 1.28 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.29 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.29 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.27 million | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.25 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.24 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.29 million | 1.25 million | 1.31 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million | 1.24 million | 1.29 million | 5 |
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More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 358,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6913 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,340 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 872,882 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0062 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,465 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,215 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 433,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1304 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Greece?
- Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Greece was 1.24 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 million in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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