School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Greece
Greece: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 7.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Greece stood at 7.89 years. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Greece peaked at 7.89 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.71 years, in 2000.
That places Greece 1st out of 191 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Greece, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.71 years | — |
| 2001 | 3.16 years | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 3.54 years | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 3.82 years | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 4.24 years | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 4.68 years | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 4.82 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 4.32 years | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 4.66 years | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 4.84 years | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 4.99 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.1 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.76 years | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 5.84 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.1 years | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 6.44 years | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 6.77 years | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 6.89 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 7.25 years | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 7.85 years | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 7.89 years | +0.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 7.89 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.12 years, 1.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Greece's 7.89 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.1 years, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.91 years | 2.71 years | 4.82 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.61 years | 4.66 years | 6.77 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.47 years | 6.89 years | 7.89 years | 4 |
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, female in Greece?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Greece was 7.89 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 7.89 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 years in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Greece ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release