Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece
Greece: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 99.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece stood at 99.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece peaked at 99.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2004.
Greece ranks 28th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.4% | — |
| 2001 | 99.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 89.9% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 88.8% | 99.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 93.9% | 98.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 96.6% | 99.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 439,136 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece was 99.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 28th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release