School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece
Greece: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 314,858 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece stood at 314,858 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece peaked at 482,126 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 314,858 number, in 2020.
That places Greece 105th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 400,563 number | — |
| 1971 | 405,379 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 416,743 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 431,249 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 444,976 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 454,821 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 457,906 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 453,921 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 448,829 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 445,769 number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 446,168 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 450,978 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 458,000 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 465,940 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 472,170 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 474,584 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 471,517 number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 467,867 number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 463,551 number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 461,347 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 462,344 number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 466,379 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 472,035 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 477,300 number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 480,833 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 482,126 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 480,391 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 476,444 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 471,636 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 464,996 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 454,207 number | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 437,787 number | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 419,769 number | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 399,636 number | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 380,396 number | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 364,947 number | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 355,830 number | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 353,428 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 350,520 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 345,625 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 340,418 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 336,863 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 331,746 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 329,430 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 328,613 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 327,754 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 325,558 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 322,073 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 318,251 number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 315,462 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 314,858 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 436,016 number | 400,563 number | 457,906 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 463,212 number | 446,168 number | 474,584 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 473,448 number | 462,344 number | 482,126 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 386,214 number | 345,625 number | 454,207 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 327,617 number | 315,462 number | 340,418 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 314,858 number | 314,858 number | 314,858 number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Greece was 314,858 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 482,126 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 314,858 number in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.