School enrollment, primary, private in Greece
Greece: School enrollment, primary, private was 7.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, private in Greece, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, primary, private in Greece stood at 7.3%.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Greece peaked at 8.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2015.
Greece ranks 128th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.4% | — |
| 1972 | 7.9% | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 8.2% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | -20.1% |
| 1982 | 6.3% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 7.1% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 4 |
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 enrollment, primary, private in Greece?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Greece was 7.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Greece ranks 128th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.