School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece

Greece: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 326,372 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
326,372 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
110th
of 205 countries
All-time high
472,953 number
in 1982
All-time low
316,990 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece is 326,372 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece peaked at 472,953 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 316,990 number, in 2017.

Greece ranks 110th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Greece, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 437,312 number
1971 447,676 number +2.4%
1972 454,234 number +1.5%
1973 455,055 number +0.2%
1974 451,949 number -0.7%
1975 447,179 number -1.1%
1976 443,175 number -0.9%
1977 442,179 number -0.2%
1978 446,570 number +1.0%
1979 454,200 number +1.7%
1980 462,861 number +1.9%
1981 470,178 number +1.6%
1982 472,953 number +0.6%
1983 470,342 number -0.6%
1984 463,875 number -1.4%
1985 455,368 number -1.8%
1986 447,249 number -1.8%
1987 447,423 number +0.0%
1988 451,864 number +1.0%
1989 457,390 number +1.2%
1990 461,247 number +0.8%
1991 462,223 number +0.2%
1992 464,097 number +0.4%
1993 463,723 number -0.1%
1994 461,097 number -0.6%
1995 456,922 number -0.9%
1996 450,689 number -1.4%
1997 441,050 number -2.1%
1998 426,074 number -3.4%
1999 407,508 number -4.4%
2000 387,077 number -5.0%
2001 367,183 number -5.1%
2002 353,953 number -3.6%
2003 347,448 number -1.8%
2004 345,447 number -0.6%
2005 344,788 number -0.2%
2006 343,305 number -0.4%
2007 341,090 number -0.6%
2008 337,620 number -1.0%
2009 334,699 number -0.9%
2010 333,601 number -0.3%
2011 334,079 number +0.1%
2012 330,975 number -0.9%
2013 327,610 number -1.0%
2014 324,160 number -1.1%
2015 320,718 number -1.1%
2016 317,863 number -0.9%
2017 316,990 number -0.3%
2018 318,867 number +0.6%
2019 322,323 number +1.1%
2020 326,372 number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 447,953 number 437,312 number 455,055 number 10
1980s 459,950 number 447,249 number 472,953 number 10
1990s 449,463 number 407,508 number 464,097 number 10
2000s 350,261 number 334,699 number 387,077 number 10
2010s 324,719 number 316,990 number 334,079 number 10
2020s 326,372 number 326,372 number 326,372 number 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 107 Austria 336,818 number compare
  2. 108 United Arab Emirates 336,583 number compare
  3. 109 Sweden 333,920 number compare
  4. 111 Portugal 304,115 number compare
  5. 112 Bulgaria 289,351 number compare
  6. 113 Eritrea 288,471 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece?
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece was 326,372 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 472,953 number in 1982.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 316,990 number in 2017.
How does Greece rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Greece ranks 110th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.