School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) in Greece
Greece: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) was 275,232 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
275,232 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
100th
of 203 countries
All-time high
435,456 number
in 1998
All-time low
275,232 number
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, male in Greece, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, male in Greece stood at 275,232 number. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Greece peaked at 435,456 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 275,232 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, male (number) (School male) in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 347,021 number | — |
| 1971 | 340,967 number | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 335,921 number | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 333,721 number | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 336,945 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 344,446 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 356,231 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 368,635 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 379,804 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 387,606 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 392,418 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 393,801 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 392,931 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 392,746 number | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 394,507 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 397,613 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 402,170 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 405,446 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 409,122 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 411,979 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 414,228 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 415,430 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 417,448 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 419,667 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 423,103 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 427,098 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 431,264 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 433,774 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 435,456 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 435,391 number | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 433,562 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 430,080 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 424,475 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 416,616 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 405,660 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 391,172 number | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 372,462 number | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 354,012 number | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 338,640 number | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 327,687 number | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 320,334 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 315,871 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 305,150 number | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 296,584 number | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 289,565 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 284,035 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 280,031 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 277,517 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 275,232 number | -0.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 275,232 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 140,862 number, 2.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Greece's 275,232 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 212,824 number, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 353,130 number | 333,721 number | 387,606 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 399,273 number | 392,418 number | 411,979 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 425,286 number | 414,228 number | 435,456 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 389,437 number | 327,687 number | 433,562 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 293,813 number | 275,232 number | 320,334 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, male in Greece?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Greece was 275,232 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 435,456 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 275,232 number in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Greece ranks 100th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.