Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece
Greece: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 33.2% 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 33.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece peaked at 40.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1999.
That places Greece 58th 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 | 32.6% | — |
| 1999 | 25.8% | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +24.7% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 25.8% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 32.1% | 40.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 28.5% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 31.9% | 33.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 55 Turkey 34.6% compare
- 56 Costa Rica 34.3% compare
- 57 New Zealand 34.3% compare
- 59 Democratic Republic of Congo 32.8% compare
- 60 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
- 61 Iceland 32.4% compare
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 33.2% 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 40.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1999.
- How does Greece rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Greece ranks 58th 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 1.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release