School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Greece
Greece: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 312,517 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
312,517 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
108th
of 205 countries
All-time high
455,388 number
in 1993
All-time low
311,401 number
in 2019
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Greece, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Greece recorded 312,517 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Greece peaked at 455,388 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 311,401 number, in 2019.
Greece ranks 108th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) (age) in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 406,994 number | — |
| 1971 | 414,075 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 421,845 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 428,820 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 433,755 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 435,948 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 434,885 number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 430,681 number | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 428,821 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 429,937 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 433,705 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 439,505 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 444,659 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 447,946 number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 448,700 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 446,725 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 442,233 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 441,753 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 442,681 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 444,975 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 447,898 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 450,857 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 453,823 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 455,388 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 454,973 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 452,752 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 448,187 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 441,093 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 431,157 number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 418,837 number | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 403,929 number | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 386,896 number | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 373,495 number | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 362,249 number | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 353,482 number | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 347,041 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 343,079 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 338,979 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 334,156 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 329,085 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 325,473 number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 324,320 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 322,377 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 321,135 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 319,969 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 318,257 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 315,636 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 313,082 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 311,592 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 311,401 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 312,517 number | +0.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 312,517 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 151,759 number, 2.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 312,517 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 280,756 number, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 426,576 number | 406,994 number | 435,948 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 443,288 number | 433,705 number | 448,700 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 445,496 number | 418,837 number | 455,388 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 357,239 number | 329,085 number | 403,929 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 318,324 number | 311,401 number | 325,473 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 312,517 number | 312,517 number | 312,517 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Greece?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Greece was 312,517 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 455,388 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 311,401 number in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Greece ranks 108th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.