Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Greece
Greece: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 99.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Greece is 99.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Greece peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2004.
That places Greece 5th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.8% | 65.5% | 73.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 69.7% | 79.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 83.9% | 99.2% | 4 |
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Greece?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Greece was 99.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Greece ranks 5th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.