School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Greece
Greece: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 299,366 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
299,366 number
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
102nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
443,858 number
in 1979
All-time low
299,366 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Greece, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Greece stood at 299,366 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Greece peaked at 443,858 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 299,366 number, in 2020.
That places Greece 102nd out of 206 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, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 439,104 number | — |
| 1971 | 433,953 number | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 429,617 number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 427,579 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 428,039 number | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 431,027 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 435,668 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 440,338 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 443,280 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 443,858 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 441,408 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 436,287 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 432,354 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 430,400 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 430,654 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 433,290 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 437,349 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 439,904 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 438,849 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 434,620 number | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 427,674 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 418,620 number | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 410,976 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 400,662 number | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 387,492 number | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 371,538 number | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 354,042 number | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 340,335 number | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 329,850 number | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 323,034 number | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 320,141 number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 320,068 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 322,341 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 324,198 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 325,412 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 325,608 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 324,635 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 324,041 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 323,388 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 322,252 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 320,396 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 318,013 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 314,633 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 313,259 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 313,558 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 315,002 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 316,465 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 316,402 number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 313,655 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 307,997 number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 299,366 number | -2.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 299,366 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 2.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Greece's 299,366 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 218,280 number, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 435,246 number | 427,579 number | 443,858 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 435,512 number | 430,400 number | 441,408 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 376,422 number | 323,034 number | 427,674 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 323,208 number | 320,068 number | 325,608 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 314,938 number | 307,997 number | 320,396 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 299,366 number | 299,366 number | 299,366 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 99 Mauritania 341,742 number compare
- 100 El Salvador 336,426 number compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 304,588 number compare
- 103 Czechia 278,276 number compare
- 104 Ireland 275,047 number compare
- 105 Portugal 272,847 number compare
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Greece?
- School age population, primary education, female in Greece was 299,366 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 443,858 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 299,366 number in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Greece ranks 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.