Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Greece
Greece: Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education was 62.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Greece, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Greece stood at 62.4%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Greece peaked at 78.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 2022.
Greece ranks 40th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.7% | — |
| 2003 | 74.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.4% | 72.3% | 78.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 69.5% | 77.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 62.4% | 62.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4779 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2441 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Greece?
- Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education in Greece was 62.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education?
- Greece ranks 40th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of students who achieve minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. This data includes only students enrolled in school.