School age population, primary education, male in Greece
Greece: School age population, primary education, male was 319,307 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
319,307 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
102nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
480,321 number
in 1978
All-time low
319,307 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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.
School age population, primary education, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 469,101 number | — |
| 1971 | 462,430 number | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 458,037 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 457,159 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 459,643 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 465,132 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 472,294 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 477,634 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 480,321 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 479,893 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 476,003 number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 469,378 number | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 464,148 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 461,264 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 461,017 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 463,605 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 467,923 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 469,762 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 467,604 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 462,104 number | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 453,970 number | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 443,997 number | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 437,490 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 427,636 number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 414,222 number | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 397,314 number | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 378,334 number | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 363,462 number | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 351,958 number | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 344,360 number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 341,005 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 340,652 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 341,350 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 341,474 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 340,816 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 339,018 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 336,036 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 336,211 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 335,462 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 333,898 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 331,935 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 330,088 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 327,447 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 327,164 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 328,847 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 331,824 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 334,816 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 335,756 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 333,633 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 328,168 number | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 319,307 number | -2.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 319,307 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 116,623 number, 2.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Greece's 319,307 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 230,723 number, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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
- 104 Ireland 287,926 number compare
- 105 Portugal 285,893 number compare
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 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 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.