School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Greece

Greece: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 641,230 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
641,230 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
108th
of 205 countries
All-time high
941,930 number
in 1994
All-time low
637,118 number
in 2018
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Greece, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Greece is 641,230 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Greece peaked at 941,930 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 637,118 number, in 2018.

That places Greece 108th out of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Greece, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Greece, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 837,875 number
1971 853,055 number +1.8%
1972 870,977 number +2.1%
1973 886,304 number +1.8%
1974 896,925 number +1.2%
1975 902,000 number +0.6%
1976 901,081 number -0.1%
1977 896,100 number -0.6%
1978 895,399 number -0.1%
1979 899,969 number +0.5%
1980 909,029 number +1.0%
1981 921,156 number +1.3%
1982 930,953 number +1.1%
1983 936,282 number +0.6%
1984 936,045 number -0.0%
1985 929,952 number -0.7%
1986 918,766 number -1.2%
1987 915,290 number -0.4%
1988 915,415 number +0.0%
1989 918,737 number +0.4%
1990 923,591 number +0.5%
1991 928,602 number +0.5%
1992 936,132 number +0.8%
1993 941,023 number +0.5%
1994 941,930 number +0.1%
1995 939,048 number -0.3%
1996 931,080 number -0.8%
1997 917,494 number -1.5%
1998 897,710 number -2.2%
1999 872,504 number -2.8%
2000 841,284 number -3.6%
2001 804,970 number -4.3%
2002 773,722 number -3.9%
2003 747,084 number -3.4%
2004 725,843 number -2.8%
2005 709,735 number -2.2%
2006 699,135 number -1.5%
2007 694,518 number -0.7%
2008 688,140 number -0.9%
2009 680,324 number -1.1%
2010 674,019 number -0.9%
2011 670,942 number -0.5%
2012 662,721 number -1.2%
2013 657,040 number -0.9%
2014 652,773 number -0.6%
2015 648,472 number -0.7%
2016 643,421 number -0.8%
2017 639,063 number -0.7%
2018 637,118 number -0.3%
2019 637,785 number +0.1%
2020 641,230 number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 883,968 number 837,875 number 902,000 number 10
1980s 923,162 number 909,029 number 936,282 number 10
1990s 922,911 number 872,504 number 941,930 number 10
2000s 736,476 number 680,324 number 841,284 number 10
2010s 652,335 number 637,118 number 674,019 number 10
2020s 641,230 number 641,230 number 641,230 number 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 105 Mauritania 676,504 number compare
  2. 106 Belarus 656,772 number compare
  3. 107 Sweden 650,715 number compare
  4. 109 Nicaragua 623,260 number compare
  5. 110 Portugal 619,891 number compare
  6. 111 Eritrea 599,530 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Greece?
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Greece was 641,230 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 941,930 number in 1994.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 637,118 number in 2018.
How does Greece rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Greece ranks 108th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.