School enrollment, preprimary, male in Greece
Greece: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 92.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Greece, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Greece stood at 92.9%. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Greece peaked at 92.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 1971.
Greece ranks 43rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.3% | 29.6% | 46.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 51.6% | 48.8% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.8% | 53.2% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 64.2% | 67.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 72.8% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 92.9% | 92.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 70,680 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Greece?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Greece was 92.9% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Greece ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.