Share of the population with lower secondary education in Greece
Greece: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 78.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Greece, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 78.4% for share of the population with lower secondary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in Greece peaked at 78.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1981.
Greece ranks 64th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 27.3% | — |
| 1991 | 37.4% | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | +55.9% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 58.3% | 62.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 63.1% | 72.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 73.7% | 78.4% | 5 |
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 the population with lower secondary education in Greece?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Greece was 78.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Greece ranks 64th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.