School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Greece
Greece: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 50,560 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Greece stood at 50,560. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Greece peaked at 63,363 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 50,560, in 2024.
Greece ranks 110th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56,059 | — |
| 2001 | 54,984 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 62,538 | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 63,363 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 60,766 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 55,592 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 56,959 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 55,219 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 55,298 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 55,105 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 54,953 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 54,823 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 54,844 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54,758 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 54,487 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 53,979 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 53,638 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 54,468 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 56,086 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 55,555 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 57,608 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 58,739 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 54,666 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 51,949 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 50,560 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57,588 | 54,984 | 63,363 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,759 | 53,638 | 56,086 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,704 | 50,560 | 58,739 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Greece?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Greece was 50,560 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 63,363 in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,560 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Greece ranks 110th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release