School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Greece
Greece: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 56,818 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
56,818 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
105th
of 204 countries
All-time high
81,845 number
in 1980
All-time low
53,967 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Greece, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Greece stood at 56,818 number.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Greece peaked at 81,845 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 53,967 number, in 2015.
That places Greece 105th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79,336 number | — |
| 1971 | 79,123 number | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 77,752 number | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 76,905 number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 76,161 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 75,817 number | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 76,648 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 78,290 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 79,645 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 80,980 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 81,845 number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 81,414 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 80,002 number | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 78,716 number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 77,212 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 76,051 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 76,224 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 77,793 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 78,556 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 78,738 number | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 78,469 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 77,689 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 77,462 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 76,949 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 76,294 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 74,948 number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 72,215 number | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 68,864 number | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 65,653 number | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 62,259 number | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 59,333 number | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 57,960 number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 58,045 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 57,936 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 57,826 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 57,670 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 57,132 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 56,859 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 56,639 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 56,469 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 56,280 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 55,971 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 55,100 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 54,552 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 54,114 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 53,967 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 54,463 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 55,338 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 55,981 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 56,622 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 56,818 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78,066 number | 75,817 number | 80,980 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,655 number | 76,051 number | 81,845 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,080 number | 62,259 number | 78,469 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,587 number | 56,469 number | 59,333 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,239 number | 53,967 number | 56,622 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,818 number | 56,818 number | 56,818 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 102 Sweden 59,675 number compare
- 103 El Salvador 59,156 number compare
- 104 Turkmenistan 58,634 number compare
- 106 Belarus 55,233 number compare
- 107 Mauritania 54,402 number compare
- 108 Eritrea 51,728 number compare
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- 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)
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 56,818 number in 2020, 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 81,845 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,967 number in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Greece ranks 105th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.