School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Greece
Greece: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 6.53 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Greece, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Greece recorded 6.53 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Greece peaked at 6.53 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6458 years, in 1971.
Greece ranks 1st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6458 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.6489 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7024 years | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7416 years | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8343 years | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8497 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8601 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8026 years | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8073 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7792 years | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8043 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8317 years | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9194 years | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.991 years | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 1.11 years | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 1.19 years | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 1.27 years | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 1.2 years | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.18 years | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.21 years | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.76 years | +45.2% |
| 1992 | 1.68 years | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 1.84 years | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 1.92 years | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.8 years | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.98 years | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 2.17 years | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 2.23 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.32 years | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.54 years | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 2.9 years | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 3.18 years | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 3.41 years | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 3.69 years | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 4.13 years | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 4.31 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 3.98 years | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 4.53 years | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 4.78 years | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 4.94 years | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 5.07 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.89 years | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 5.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.19 years | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 6.53 years | +5.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 6.53 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.2 years, 2.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 6.53 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.15 years, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +45.2% | 1.21 years | 1.76 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7658 years | 0.6458 years | 0.8601 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.03 years | 0.7792 years | 1.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 years | 1.21 years | 2.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 years | 2.54 years | 4.31 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.48 years | 4.53 years | 6.53 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Greece?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Greece was 6.53 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6458 years in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.