School age population, lower secondary education, female in Greece
Greece: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 158,673 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Greece, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Greece is 158,673 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Greece peaked at 226,727 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 154,919 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, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 211,753 number | — |
| 1971 | 216,371 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 219,420 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 219,912 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 218,374 number | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 215,751 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 213,265 number | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 211,981 number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 213,559 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 217,003 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 221,216 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 224,997 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 226,727 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 225,854 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 223,069 number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 219,306 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 215,764 number | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 216,279 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 218,717 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 221,658 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 223,835 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 224,639 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 225,155 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 224,487 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 222,730 number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 220,301 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 217,000 number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 212,141 number | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 204,841 number | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 195,970 number | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 186,363 number | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 177,131 number | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 171,535 number | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 169,030 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 168,584 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 168,737 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 168,494 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 166,422 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 164,080 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 162,523 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 162,376 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 163,304 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 162,655 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 161,249 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 159,374 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 157,352 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 155,624 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 154,919 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 155,568 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 156,992 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 158,673 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 215,739 number | 211,753 number | 219,912 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 221,359 number | 215,764 number | 226,727 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,110 number | 195,970 number | 225,155 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,290 number | 162,523 number | 186,363 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 158,941 number | 154,919 number | 163,304 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,673 number | 158,673 number | 158,673 number | 1 |
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 158,673 number in 2020, 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 226,727 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,919 number in 2017.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Greece ranks 110th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.