Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Greece
Greece: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 13.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
70th
of 213 countries
All-time high
18.7%
in 2002
All-time low
5.4%
in 1983
Years of data
51
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Greece, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 13.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2023.
The figure is down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Greece peaked at 18.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1983.
That places Greece 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.2% | — |
| 1972 | 6.9% | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 7.2% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 6.1% | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 7.1% | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | +19.4% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | -27.5% |
| 1981 | 5.9% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 7.4% | +25.2% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | -27.6% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +49.3% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 10.8% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | -24.4% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +37.2% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 5.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 10.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 11.9% | 18.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.0% | 13.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 280,770 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Greece?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Greece was 13.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1983.
- How does Greece rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Greece ranks 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release