Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Greece
Greece: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 37.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Greece, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 37.27 for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Greece peaked at 37.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.27, in 2005.
Greece ranks 41st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.27 | — |
| 2006 | 24 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 25.3 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 25.69 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 26.84 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 29.77 | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 30.48 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 26.7 | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 32.59 | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 33.44 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 33.56 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 34.83 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 36.31 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 36.58 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 36.14 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 37.27 | +3.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 37.27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.39, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Greece's 37.27 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.35, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.56 | 23.27 | 25.69 | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.48 | 26.7 | 33.56 | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.22 | 34.83 | 37.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Greece?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Greece was 37.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 37.27 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.27 in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Greece ranks 41st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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