Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Greece
Greece: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Greece, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Greece stood at 98.4%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Greece peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2023.
That places Greece 154th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Greece?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Greece was 98.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Greece ranks 154th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release