School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Greece
Greece: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 153,844 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
153,844 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
105th
of 205 countries
All-time high
232,451 number
in 1995
All-time low
153,844 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Greece, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Greece is 153,844 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Greece peaked at 232,451 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 153,844 number, in 2020.
Greece ranks 105th 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Greece, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 195,241 number | — |
| 1971 | 197,704 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 202,425 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 208,908 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 215,381 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 220,197 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 221,620 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 218,700 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 215,262 number | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 212,934 number | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 212,489 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 214,508 number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 217,932 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 222,092 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 225,631 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 227,419 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 226,469 number | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 225,474 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 223,964 number | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 223,317 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 224,063 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 226,218 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 228,668 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 230,901 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 232,243 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 232,451 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 231,187 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 228,952 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 226,316 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 222,867 number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 217,566 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 209,765 number | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 201,960 number | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 193,219 number | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 184,898 number | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 178,304 number | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 174,585 number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 172,557 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 170,076 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 166,562 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 163,097 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 161,016 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 159,722 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 159,886 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 160,595 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 160,905 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 160,012 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 158,163 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 156,024 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 154,409 number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 153,844 number | -0.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 153,844 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 2.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 153,844 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100,971 number, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 210,837 number | 195,241 number | 221,620 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 221,930 number | 212,489 number | 227,419 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 228,387 number | 222,867 number | 232,451 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 186,949 number | 166,562 number | 217,566 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,383 number | 154,409 number | 163,097 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 153,844 number | 153,844 number | 153,844 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, upper secondary education, female in Greece?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Greece was 153,844 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 232,451 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,844 number in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Greece ranks 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.