School age population, primary education, both sexes in Greece
Greece: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 618,673 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Greece, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Greece recorded 618,673 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Greece peaked at 923,751 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 618,673 number, in 2020.
Greece ranks 102nd of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 903,411 number | 884,738 number | 923,751 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 901,792 number | 891,664 number | 917,411 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 777,697 number | 667,394 number | 881,644 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 661,801 number | 656,150 number | 666,228 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 645,906 number | 636,165 number | 652,331 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 618,673 number | 618,673 number | 618,673 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 99 Mauritania 693,675 number compare
- 100 El Salvador 688,713 number compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 658,998 number compare
- 103 Czechia 571,984 number compare
- 104 Ireland 562,973 number compare
- 105 Portugal 558,740 number compare
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, primary education, both sexes in Greece?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Greece was 618,673 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 923,751 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 618,673 number in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.