School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Greece
Greece: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 211,431 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Greece, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Greece recorded 211,431 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Greece peaked at 330,237 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 211,431 number, in 2020.
That places Greece 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 330,237 number | — |
| 1999 | 327,583 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 323,789 number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 319,733 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 315,387 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 307,153 number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 294,713 number | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 280,234 number | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 264,712 number | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 252,158 number | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 244,519 number | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 240,785 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 237,567 number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 233,325 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 225,677 number | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 220,583 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 217,930 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 216,806 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 216,773 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 217,037 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 215,999 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 213,737 number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 211,431 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 328,910 number | 327,583 number | 330,237 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 284,318 number | 240,785 number | 323,789 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 221,543 number | 213,737 number | 237,567 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 211,431 number | 211,431 number | 211,431 number | 1 |
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More education data for Greece
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Greece?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Greece was 211,431 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 330,237 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 211,431 number in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Greece ranks 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.