Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Greece
Greece: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 94.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
94.61
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 62 countries
All-time high
94.61
in 2023
All-time low
72.3
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Greece recorded 94.61 for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Greece peaked at 94.61 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.3, in 1990.
Greece ranks 6th of 62 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.3 | — |
| 1991 | 73.41 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 74.56 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 75.41 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 75.98 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 76.21 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.64 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 77.32 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 78.06 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 78.69 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 79.49 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 80.52 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 81.25 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 81.73 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 82.14 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 82.77 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 83.5 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 84.35 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 85.32 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 86.25 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 87.06 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 87.64 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 88.42 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 89.29 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 90.33 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 91.16 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 91.86 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 92.42 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.85 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.23 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.59 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.94 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.28 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.61 | +0.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 94.61 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.4, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Greece's 94.61 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.86, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.86 | 72.3 | 78.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.73 | 79.49 | 86.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.43 | 87.06 | 93.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.11 | 93.59 | 94.61 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.03 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.89 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Greece?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Greece was 94.61 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 94.61 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3 in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Greece ranks 6th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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