Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece
Greece: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 39.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
39.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
52nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
45.6%
in 2002
All-time low
31.9%
in 1999
Years of data
24
1998–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 39.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece peaked at 45.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1999.
That places Greece 52nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 39.1% | — |
| 1999 | 31.9% | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5% | 31.9% | 39.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 37.3% | 45.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 35.1% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.5% | 40.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 39.8% 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 45.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1999.
- How does Greece rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Greece ranks 52nd 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 up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release