School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece
Greece: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.7914 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece is 0.7914 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece peaked at 0.7914 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2119 years, in 2003.
That places Greece 16th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4685 years | — |
| 2001 | 0.2933 years | -37.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2701 years | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2119 years | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 0.212 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2428 years | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2701 years | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2816 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4844 years | +72.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5945 years | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6953 years | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7363 years | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7396 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7216 years | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5868 years | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7134 years | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7914 years | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2813 years | 0.2119 years | 0.4685 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.65 years | 0.4844 years | 0.7396 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7033 years | 0.5868 years | 0.7914 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 13 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9752 years compare
- 14 Australia 0.9671 years compare
- 15 Germany 0.7933 years compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 0.7198 years compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 0.6593 years compare
- 19 Barbados 0.6554 years compare
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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece was 0.7914 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7914 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2119 years in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 16th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release