School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Greece
Greece: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 21.12 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Greece, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Greece stood at 21.12 years. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Greece peaked at 21.12 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.26 years, in 2000.
Greece ranks 3rd of 178 countries on this measure, 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 | 15.86 years | 15.26 years | 16.67 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 18 years | 16.81 years | 19.69 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.44 years | 19.66 years | 21.12 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 70,680 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Greece?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Greece was 21.12 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 21.12 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.26 years in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Greece ranks 3rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release