School age population, lower secondary education, male in Greece
Greece: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 167,699 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Greece, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Greece is 167,699 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Greece peaked at 246,226 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 162,071 number, in 2017.
That places Greece 110th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 225,559 number | — |
| 1971 | 231,305 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 234,814 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 235,143 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 233,575 number | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 231,428 number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 229,910 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 230,198 number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 233,011 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 237,197 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 241,645 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 245,181 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 246,226 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 244,488 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 240,806 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 236,062 number | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 231,485 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 231,144 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 233,147 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 235,732 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 237,412 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 237,584 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 238,942 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 239,236 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 238,367 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 236,621 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 233,689 number | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 228,909 number | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 221,233 number | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 211,538 number | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 200,714 number | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 190,052 number | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 182,418 number | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 178,418 number | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 176,863 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 176,051 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 174,811 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 174,668 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 173,540 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 172,176 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 171,225 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 170,775 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 168,320 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 166,361 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 164,786 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 163,366 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 162,239 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 162,071 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 163,299 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 165,331 number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 167,699 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 232,214 number | 225,559 number | 237,197 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 238,592 number | 231,144 number | 246,226 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 232,353 number | 211,538 number | 239,236 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 179,971 number | 172,176 number | 200,714 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,777 number | 162,071 number | 171,225 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,699 number | 167,699 number | 167,699 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, male in Greece?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Greece was 167,699 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 246,226 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,071 number in 2017.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Greece ranks 110th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.