School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Greece
Greece: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 43,668 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 43,668 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Greece peaked at 58,088 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 43,668, 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 | 53,434 | — |
| 2001 | 52,460 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 55,017 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 54,900 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 54,791 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 54,837 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 54,877 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 54,870 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 54,623 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 54,318 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 54,181 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 54,735 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 56,274 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 55,485 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 57,251 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 58,088 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 55,744 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 54,186 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 51,903 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 49,668 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 49,341 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 49,902 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 46,363 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 45,100 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 43,668 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54,413 | 52,460 | 55,017 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,752 | 49,668 | 58,088 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,875 | 43,668 | 49,902 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0062 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,465 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,215 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 433,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1304 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 439,136 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 43,668 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 58,088 in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,668 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 23.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release