Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Greece
Greece: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 21.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
21.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
52nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
32.2%
in 1974
All-time low
14.2%
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 21.1% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Greece peaked at 32.2% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1983.
Greece ranks 52nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 28.4% | — |
| 1972 | 29.3% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 30.8% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 32.2% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 31.8% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 30.5% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 29.2% | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 26.7% | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 25.5% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 21.7% | -15.2% |
| 1981 | 20.0% | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 19.5% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 14.2% | -27.2% |
| 1984 | 16.9% | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 19.0% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 20.9% | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 20.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 19.5% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4% | 25.5% | 32.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 14.2% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 15.9% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.2% | 24.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 19.1% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.5% | 21.5% | 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 21.1% 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 32.2% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1983.
- How does Greece rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Greece ranks 52nd 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 0.1%. 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release