School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Greece
Greece: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.42 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Greece is 12.42 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Greece peaked at 12.47 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.38 years, in 2003.
Greece ranks 63rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.98 years | — |
| 2001 | 12.19 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 11.44 years | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 11.38 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.49 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.73 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 11.72 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.64 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.38 years | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 12.33 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.34 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.07 years | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 12.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.09 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.23 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.03 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.47 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 12.42 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7 years | 11.38 years | 12.19 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.23 years | 12.07 years | 12.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.26 years | 12.03 years | 12.47 years | 4 |
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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, primary and secondary, both sexes in Greece?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Greece was 12.42 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12.47 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.38 years in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 63rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release