Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Greece
Greece: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 4.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Greece, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 4.2% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.4% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Greece peaked at 4.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2013.
That places Greece 50th out of 171 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.6% | — |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +44.5% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 280,770 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Greece?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Greece was 4.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Greece ranks 50th out of 171 countries with data for 2022.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. 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 Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release