Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Greece
Greece: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 86.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
86.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
151st
of 217 countries
All-time high
94.6%
in 1983
All-time low
81.3%
in 2002
Years of data
51
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Greece, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 86.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Greece peaked at 94.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2002.
Greece ranks 151st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 93.8% | — |
| 1972 | 93.1% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 92.8% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 92.9% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 91.6% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 93.9% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 92.6% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 94.6% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 92.0% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 91.2% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 90.2% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 89.2% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 87.5% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 86.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 89.7% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 85.8% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.1% | 91.6% | 93.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 92.2% | 90.0% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 86.4% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 81.3% | 88.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 85.4% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.1% | 87.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 280,770 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.027 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 297,804 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0286 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4779 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Greece?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Greece was 86.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Greece ranks 151st out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release