School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Greece
Greece: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 536,831 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Greece, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Greece stood at 536,831 number. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Greece peaked at 837,372 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 536,831 number, in 2018.
Greece ranks 100th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 673,990 number | — |
| 1971 | 664,146 number | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 654,971 number | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 650,027 number | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 654,837 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 667,879 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 689,906 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 714,082 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 734,471 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 747,177 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 753,428 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 752,887 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 749,667 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 747,485 number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 749,334 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 754,594 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 764,086 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 776,623 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 788,597 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 797,426 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 803,816 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 807,189 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 809,937 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 812,872 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 818,034 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 824,231 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 830,848 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 835,044 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 837,372 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 836,164 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 831,589 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 824,020 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 815,108 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 802,039 number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 783,243 number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 757,908 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 724,767 number | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 689,808 number | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 659,321 number | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 635,967 number | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 618,369 number | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 605,300 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 583,519 number | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 566,508 number | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 553,446 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 544,312 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 539,367 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 538,077 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 536,831 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 685,149 number | 650,027 number | 747,177 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 763,413 number | 747,485 number | 797,426 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 821,551 number | 803,816 number | 837,372 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 752,377 number | 635,967 number | 831,589 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 565,081 number | 536,831 number | 618,369 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Greece?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Greece was 536,831 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 837,372 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 536,831 number in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 100th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.