School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Greece
Greece: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 19.5 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Greece, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Greece stood at 19.5 years. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Greece peaked at 19.5 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.4 years, in 1971.
Greece ranks 5th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Greece, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.4 years | — |
| 1972 | 10.73 years | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 10.94 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 11.16 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 11.33 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 11.48 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 11.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 11.49 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 11.44 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 11.44 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 11.61 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 11.82 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 11.74 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 12.05 years | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 12.27 years | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 12.41 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 12.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 12.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 12.43 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 12.39 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 12.94 years | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 12.84 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 12.64 years | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 12.81 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 12.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 13.14 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 13.81 years | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 13.77 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 14.15 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 14.51 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 15.09 years | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 15.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.49 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 16.19 years | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 16.38 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 15.87 years | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 16.76 years | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 16.87 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.16 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 17.9 years | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 18.64 years | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 19.1 years | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 19.5 years | +2.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 19.5 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.13 years, 1.2× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Greece's 19.5 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.71 years, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.17 years | 10.4 years | 11.55 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.07 years | 11.44 years | 12.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.01 years | 12.39 years | 13.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.35 years | 14.15 years | 16.38 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.91 years | 16.76 years | 19.5 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Greece?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Greece was 19.5 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4 years in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 5th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.