Share of all students in lower secondary education … male general in Greece
Greece: Share of all students in lower secondary education … male general was 97.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
97.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
152nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
97.9%
in 2023
Years of data
24
1998–2023
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 97.9%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% 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, 97.9%, in 2023.
That places Greece 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education … male general 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 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 97.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Greece's 97.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
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 | 98.9% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.9% | 98.1% | 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 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 97.9% 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 97.9% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Greece ranks 152nd out of 197 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 2.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release