Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Greece
Greece: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 52.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Greece, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 52.8% for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Greece peaked at 69.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2022.
That places Greece 42nd out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.2% | — |
| 2003 | 61.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9% | 61.1% | 69.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 64.2% | 64.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 52.8% | 52.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 358,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6913 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,340 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 872,882 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Greece?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Greece was 52.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Greece ranks 42nd out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).