School age population, primary education, male in Greece
Greece: School age population, primary education, male was 286,544 in 2024. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Greece, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, male in Greece stood at 286,544. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Greece peaked at 353,421 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 286,544, in 2024.
That places Greece 109th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 334,126 | 323,450 | 353,421 | 10 |
| 2010s | 331,098 | 327,158 | 337,148 | 10 |
| 2020s | 305,666 | 286,544 | 329,950 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 106 Czechia 301,312 compare
- 107 Palestine, State of 294,095 compare
- 108 Ireland 288,275 compare
- 110 Switzerland 282,760 compare
- 111 Portugal 275,957 compare
- 112 United Arab Emirates 250,348 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Greece?
- School age population, primary education, male in Greece was 286,544 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 353,421 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 286,544 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Greece ranks 109th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release