Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters in Greece
Greece: Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters was 1.05 Percentage of students in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters in Greece, 2014–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of students.
Analysis
In 2024, repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in Greece stood at 1.05 Percentage of students.
That represents a change of down 19.5% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in Greece peaked at 1.3 Percentage of students in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5752 Percentage of students, in 2016.
That places Greece 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage of students | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7123 Percentage of students | — |
| 2015 | 0.71 Percentage of students | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5752 Percentage of students | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7133 Percentage of students | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7419 Percentage of students | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.76 Percentage of students | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7611 Percentage of students | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7699 Percentage of students | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.18 Percentage of students | +52.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3 Percentage of students | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 1.05 Percentage of students | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7021 Percentage of students | 0.5752 Percentage of students | 0.76 Percentage of students | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.01 Percentage of students | 0.7611 Percentage of students | 1.3 Percentage of students | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 11 Spain 1.36 Percentage of students compare
- 11 United Kingdom 0 Percentage of students
- 12 Romania 1.3 Percentage of students compare
- 13 France 1.07 Percentage of students compare
- 15 Switzerland 1 Percentage of students compare
- 16 Mexico 0.7324 Percentage of students compare
- 17 Israel 0.7307 Percentage of students compare
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 repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in Greece?
- Repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in Greece was 1.05 Percentage of students in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest repetition rate by level of education — repeaters recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 Percentage of students in 2023.
- What is the lowest repetition rate by level of education — repeaters recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5752 Percentage of students in 2016.
- How does Greece rank for repetition rate by level of education — repeaters?
- Greece ranks 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repetition rate by level of education — repeaters rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the repetition rate by level of education. The default table displays data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data by year. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.