Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Greece
Greece: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 96.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
96.3%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
75th
of 178 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2016
All-time low
94.6%
in 2002
Years of data
18
2002–2021
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Greece, 2002–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 96.3% for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Greece peaked at 99.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2002.
Greece ranks 75th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.4% | 94.6% | 98.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.0% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 72 Egypt 96.5% compare
- 73 Belarus 96.4% compare
- 74 French Polynesia 96.4%
- 76 Brunei Darussalam 96.2% compare
- 77 North Macedonia 96.0% compare
- 78 Libya 96.0%
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Greece?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Greece was 96.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Greece ranks 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release