School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Greece
Greece: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 20.71 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Greece stood at 20.71 years. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Greece peaked at 20.71 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.75 years, in 2002.
That places Greece 1st 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 | 15.44 years | 14.75 years | 16.3 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.25 years | 16.91 years | 19.62 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.09 years | 19.33 years | 20.71 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Greece?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Greece was 20.71 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 20.71 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.75 years in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Greece ranks 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release