School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Greece
Greece: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 40,996 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Greece recorded 40,996 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Greece peaked at 55,800 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40,996, in 2024.
Greece ranks 115th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49,809 | — |
| 2001 | 48,576 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 53,004 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 52,504 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 52,376 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 52,372 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 52,441 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 52,421 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 52,176 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 51,823 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 51,609 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 52,144 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 53,864 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 52,668 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 55,204 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 55,800 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 53,092 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 50,986 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 49,024 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 47,041 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 46,907 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 47,401 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 43,845 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 42,369 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 40,996 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,750 | 48,576 | 53,004 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,143 | 47,041 | 55,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,304 | 40,996 | 47,401 | 5 |
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, one year before the official primary entry in Greece?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Greece was 40,996 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 55,800 in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,996 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Greece ranks 115th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release