Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece
Greece: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 25.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 25.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece peaked at 34.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1999.
That places Greece 64th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 26.1% | — |
| 1999 | 19.7% | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | +38.1% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 19.7% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 23.7% | 34.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 20.1% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 24.7% | 26.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 439,136 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 25.9% 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 34.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1999.
- How does Greece rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Greece ranks 64th out of 168 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 down 4.6%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release