Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Greece
Greece: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 97.9% 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 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 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 | 98.3% | -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% |
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 |
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More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 358,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6913 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,340 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 872,882 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0062 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,465 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,215 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 433,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1304 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release