Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Greece
Greece: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Greece stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 45.6% on the previous year and down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Greece peaked at 6.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 195th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +166.9% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +2952.5% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -32.3% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -42.3% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -36.5% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -34.6% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +38.3% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +51.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -98.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +45.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.1% | 6.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 3.8% | 4 |
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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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Greece?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Greece was 0.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Greece ranks 195th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.