School age population, lower secondary education, female in Greece
Greece: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 155,807 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Greece stood at 155,807.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Greece peaked at 182,715 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 154,175, in 2017.
That places Greece 112th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 170,512 | — |
| 2001 | 163,872 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 182,251 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 182,715 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 179,912 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 176,460 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 170,598 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 165,640 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 161,684 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 161,267 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 159,486 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 158,805 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 158,113 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 157,601 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 157,228 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 156,221 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 154,862 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 154,175 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 154,290 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 156,347 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 157,774 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 161,174 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 159,982 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 160,162 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 155,807 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 171,491 | 161,267 | 182,715 | 10 |
| 2010s | 156,713 | 154,175 | 159,486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,980 | 155,807 | 161,174 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Greece?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Greece was 155,807 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 182,715 in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,175 in 2017.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Greece ranks 112th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release