School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Greece
Greece: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 641,230 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Greece, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Greece
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.