School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Greece
Greece: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 480,863 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Greece, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Greece recorded 480,863 for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Greece peaked at 651,838 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 480,863, in 2024.
That places Greece 106th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 651,838 | — |
| 2014 | 636,739 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 613,329 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 588,785 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 580,731 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 571,217 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 563,385 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 558,203 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 551,269 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 502,231 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 491,325 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 480,863 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 600,861 | 563,385 | 651,838 | 7 |
| 2020s | 516,778 | 480,863 | 558,203 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Greece?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Greece was 480,863 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 651,838 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 480,863 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 106th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release