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Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education) (month) in Greece

Greece: Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education) (month) was 9 tertiary education in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
9 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 211 countries
All-time high
9 tertiary education
in 1998
All-time low
9 tertiary education
in 1998
Years of data
25
1998–2023

Start month of the academic school year in Greece, 1998–2023

02468101998201020231998: 9 tertiary education1999: 9 tertiary education2000: 9 tertiary education2001: 9 tertiary education2002: 9 tertiary education2003: 9 tertiary education2004: 9 tertiary education2005: 9 tertiary education2006: 9 tertiary education2007: 9 tertiary education2008: 9 tertiary education2009: 9 tertiary education2011: 9 tertiary education2012: 9 tertiary education2013: 9 tertiary education2014: 9 tertiary education2015: 9 tertiary education2016: 9 tertiary education2017: 9 tertiary education2018: 9 tertiary education2019: 9 tertiary education2020: 9 tertiary education2021: 9 tertiary education2022: 9 tertiary education2023: 9 tertiary education

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Greece is 9 tertiary education, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Greece peaked at 9 tertiary education in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9 tertiary education, in 1998.

Greece ranks 32nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education) (month) in Greece, year by year

Year tertiary education Change
1998 9 tertiary education —
1999 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2000 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2001 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2002 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2003 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2004 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2005 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2006 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2007 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2008 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2009 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2011 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2012 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2013 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2014 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2015 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2016 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2017 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2018 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2019 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2020 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2021 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2022 9 tertiary education +0.0%
2023 9 tertiary education +0.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 9 tertiary education is above the median for high income countries, which is 9 tertiary education, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 9 tertiary education is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9 tertiary education, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 2
2000s 9 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 10
2010s 9 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 9
2020s 9 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 9 tertiary education 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 32 Aruba 9 tertiary education compare
  2. 32 Angola 9 tertiary education compare
  3. 32 Anguilla 9 tertiary education compare
  4. 32 Andorra 9 tertiary education compare
  5. 32 United Arab Emirates 9 tertiary education compare
  6. 32 Armenia 9 tertiary education compare
  7. 32 Antigua and Barbuda 9 tertiary education compare
  8. 32 Austria 9 tertiary education compare
  9. 32 Azerbaijan 9 tertiary education compare
  10. 32 Burundi 9 tertiary education compare
  11. 32 Belgium 9 tertiary education compare
  12. 32 Bulgaria 9 tertiary education compare
  13. 32 Bahrain 9 tertiary education compare
  14. 32 Bahamas 9 tertiary education compare
  15. 32 Belarus 9 tertiary education compare
  16. 32 Barbados 9 tertiary education compare
  17. 32 Canada 9 tertiary education compare
  18. 32 China 9 tertiary education compare
  19. 32 Comoros 9 tertiary education compare
  20. 32 Curacao 9 tertiary education compare
  21. 32 Cayman Islands 9 tertiary education compare
  22. 32 Cyprus 9 tertiary education compare
  23. 32 Czechia 9 tertiary education compare
  24. 32 Germany 9 tertiary education compare
  25. 32 Algeria 9 tertiary education compare
  26. 32 Spain 9 tertiary education compare
  27. 32 Estonia 9 tertiary education compare
  28. 32 Ethiopia 9 tertiary education compare
  29. 32 France 9 tertiary education compare
  30. 32 United Kingdom 9 tertiary education compare
  31. 32 Georgia 9 tertiary education compare
  32. 32 Gibraltar 9 tertiary education compare
  33. 32 Gambia 9 tertiary education compare
  34. 32 Equatorial Guinea 9 tertiary education compare
  35. 32 Grenada 9 tertiary education compare
  36. 32 Guyana 9 tertiary education compare
  37. 32 Hong Kong 9 tertiary education compare
  38. 32 Croatia 9 tertiary education compare
  39. 32 Hungary 9 tertiary education compare
  40. 32 Indonesia 9 tertiary education compare
  41. 32 Ireland 9 tertiary education compare
  42. 32 Iran 9 tertiary education compare
  43. 32 Israel 9 tertiary education compare
  44. 32 Italy 9 tertiary education compare
  45. 32 Jamaica 9 tertiary education compare
  46. 32 Kazakhstan 9 tertiary education compare
  47. 32 Kyrgyzstan 9 tertiary education compare
  48. 32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9 tertiary education compare
  49. 32 Kuwait 9 tertiary education compare
  50. 32 Laos 9 tertiary education compare
  51. 32 Libya 9 tertiary education compare
  52. 32 Saint Lucia 9 tertiary education compare
  53. 32 Lithuania 9 tertiary education compare
  54. 32 Luxembourg 9 tertiary education compare
  55. 32 Latvia 9 tertiary education compare
  56. 32 Macao 9 tertiary education compare
  57. 32 Morocco 9 tertiary education compare
  58. 32 Monaco 9 tertiary education compare
  59. 32 Moldova 9 tertiary education compare
  60. 32 North Macedonia 9 tertiary education compare
  61. 32 Malta 9 tertiary education compare
  62. 32 Mongolia 9 tertiary education compare
  63. 32 Montserrat 9 tertiary education compare
  64. 32 Malawi 9 tertiary education compare
  65. 32 Niger 9 tertiary education compare
  66. 32 Nigeria 9 tertiary education compare
  67. 32 Oman 9 tertiary education compare
  68. 32 Pakistan 9 tertiary education compare
  69. 32 Philippines 9 tertiary education compare
  70. 32 Palau 9 tertiary education compare
  71. 32 Poland 9 tertiary education compare
  72. 32 Portugal 9 tertiary education compare
  73. 32 Qatar 9 tertiary education compare
  74. 32 Romania 9 tertiary education compare
  75. 32 Russia 9 tertiary education compare
  76. 32 Rwanda 9 tertiary education compare
  77. 32 Sudan 9 tertiary education compare
  78. 32 San Marino 9 tertiary education compare
  79. 32 Serbia 9 tertiary education compare
  80. 32 Slovakia 9 tertiary education compare
  81. 32 Slovenia 9 tertiary education compare
  82. 32 Syria 9 tertiary education compare
  83. 32 Turks and Caicos Islands 9 tertiary education compare
  84. 32 Tajikistan 9 tertiary education compare
  85. 32 Turkmenistan 9 tertiary education compare
  86. 32 Trinidad and Tobago 9 tertiary education compare
  87. 32 Tunisia 9 tertiary education compare
  88. 32 Turkey 9 tertiary education compare
  89. 32 Ukraine 9 tertiary education compare
  90. 32 Uzbekistan 9 tertiary education compare
  91. 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9 tertiary education compare
  92. 32 Venezuela 9 tertiary education compare
  93. 32 British Virgin Islands 9 tertiary education compare
  94. 32 Vietnam 9 tertiary education compare
  95. 32 Yemen 9 tertiary education compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is start month of the academic school year in Greece?
Start month of the academic school year in Greece was 9 tertiary education in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 9 tertiary education in 1998.
What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 9 tertiary education in 1998.
How does Greece rank for start month of the academic school year?
Greece ranks 32nd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit
tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
211 places, 5,363 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release