School age population, primary education, male in Greece
Greece: School age population, primary education, male was 319,307 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Greece, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Greece stood at 319,307 number. 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 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Greece peaked at 480,321 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 319,307 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 468,164 number | 457,159 number | 480,321 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 466,281 number | 461,017 number | 476,003 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 401,274 number | 344,360 number | 453,970 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 338,592 number | 333,898 number | 341,474 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,968 number | 327,164 number | 335,756 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 319,307 number | 319,307 number | 319,307 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 99 Azerbaijan 354,410 number compare
- 100 El Salvador 352,287 number compare
- 101 Mauritania 351,933 number compare
- 103 Czechia 293,708 number compare
- 105 Portugal 285,893 number compare
More education data for Greece
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 70,680 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Greece?
- School age population, primary education, male in Greece was 319,307 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 480,321 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 319,307 number in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Greece ranks 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.