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
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Greece, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Greece
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.