Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece
Greece: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 74.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece stood at 74.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece peaked at 80.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 2002.
That places Greece 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 73.9% | — |
| 1999 | 80.3% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 72.8% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 69.7% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.1% | 73.9% | 80.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 65.8% | 76.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 72.8% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 73.4% | 75.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece was 74.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Greece ranks 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release