Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Greece
Greece: Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 2.18 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Greece, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Greece is 2.18 million, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Greece peaked at 2.19 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million, in 1999.
That places Greece 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.05 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.00 million | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.03 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.05 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.12 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.10 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.12 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.19 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.19 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.11 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.16 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.18 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.18 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.18 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.02 million | 2.00 million | 2.05 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.12 million | 2.03 million | 2.19 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.18 million | 2.18 million | 2.18 million | 3 |
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More education data for Greece
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.02 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Greece?
- Students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Greece was 2.18 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million in 1999.
- How does Greece rank for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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