School age population, early childhood educational development in Greece
Greece: School age population, early childhood educational development was 313,524 in 2024. βΌ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Greece, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in Greece stood at 313,524. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Greece peaked at 431,040 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 313,524, in 2024.
Greece ranks 46th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 389,576 | 371,271 | 431,040 | 7 |
| 2020s | 335,700 | 313,524 | 365,075 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 70,680 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Greece?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Greece was 313,524 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 431,040 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 313,524 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Greece ranks 46th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release