Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Greece: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 93.3% (2020), 47th of 176 in the world and 26th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 102.0% (2023), 73rd of 191 in the world and 22nd of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 99.9% (2023), 35th of 168 in the world and 13th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Greece in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 93.3%2020 | 47/176 | 26/51 | 67.6% | 74.8% | 93.3% | +18.5 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 102.0%2023 | 73/191 | 22/53 | 102.3% | 100.0% | 97.3% | +3.3 ppsince 2013 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 99.9%2023 | 35/168 | 13/47 | · | 98.1% | 98.4% | +4.5 ppsince 2013 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 105.2%2023 | 39/176 | 22/53 | 97.1% | 107.8% | 103.6% | −2.2 ppsince 2013 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 93.9%2023 | 66/168 | 31/50 | · | 101.4% | 93.2% | −1.0 ppsince 2013 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 165.1%2023 | 1/172 | 1/52 | 52.7% | 101.7% | 143.7% | +52.4 ppsince 2013 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.1%2023 | 170/178 | 48/51 | 0.1% | 1.5% | 3.7% | −2.2 ppsince 2013 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 93.9%2009 | 70/141 | 27/27 | 96.0%2001 | 93.9%2009 | · | — | 98.8% | 97.7% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.5%2009 | 39/148 | 21/27 | 98.9%2001 | 99.5%2009 | · | — | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 9.42017 | 166/173 | 43/48 | 13.4 | 9.22012 | · | −8.8%since 2007 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.4%2022 | 124/184 | 40/49 | 3.4% | · | 3.6%2019 | −0.7 ppsince 2005 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 6.4%2022 | 173/179 | 49/49 | 7.0% | · | 7.5%2019 | −2.3 ppsince 2005 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+18.5 pp93.3% in 2020
- Primary completion+4.5 pp99.9% in 2023
- Tertiary enrolment+52.4 pp165.1% in 2023
- Out-of-school children−2.2 pp0.1% in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment−2.2 pp105.2% in 2023
- Lower secondary completion−1.0 pp93.9% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Greece and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Greece. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Greece | Türkiye | Bulgaria | Albania | North Macedonia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 93.3%2020 | 39.7%2020 | 84.3%2020 | 69.2%2021 | 31.0%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 102.0%2023 | 102.4%2023 | 95.3%2024 | 111.5%2024 | 96.3%2023 |
| Primary completion | 99.9%2023 | 90.6%2023 | 94.6%2024 | 107.3%2024 | 95.8%2023 |
| Secondary enrolment | 105.2%2023 | 118.4%2023 | 94.8%2024 | 108.4%2024 | 90.1%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 93.9%2023 | 91.8%2023 | 94.0%2024 | 104.2%2024 | 93.0%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 165.1%2023 | 105.9%2023 | 69.5%2024 | 84.1%2024 | 55.0%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.1%2023 | 0.6%2023 | 5.9%2024 | 0.5%2024 | 3.8%2023 |
| Adult literacy | 93.9%2009 | 97.3%2021 | 98.3%2011 | 97.7%2023 | — |
| Youth literacy | 99.5%2009 | 92.2%2022 | 97.9%2011 | 99.1%2023 | — |