Education in Greece

3,279 indicators covering education for Greece.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inequality in education 0.0669 2023 down 52.5% 121st
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.4% 2017 up 2.6% 123rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 105.0% 2018 up 11.7% 43rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 111.6% 2018 up 13.4% 31st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.941 GPI 2018 down 1.5% 140th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 164,517 2023 down 7.9% 78th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.88 modelled data 2025 down 29.6% 120th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2025 unchanged 45th
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th
End of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 109th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 33.1% 108th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 180,885 2023 down 5.9% 75th
Tertiary education, academic staff 37.7% 2023 up 13.9% 106th
Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 32nd
End month of the academic school year 6 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 134th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 9,269 2023 up 78.7% 57th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.09 modelled data 2025 down 19.1% 47th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 1.7% 2017 up 44.1% 93rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1.9% 2017 up 19.3% 96th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 1.0% 2023 down 19.1% 55th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 103.9% 2023 up 3.3% 52nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 67.3% 134th
Persistence to grade 5, female 99.7% 2022 up 7.7% 16th
Persistence to grade 5, male 99.9% 2022 up 9.0% 6th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 102.7% 2023 up 3.4% 66th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 102.7% 2023 up 4.6% 56th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 105.0% 2023 up 2.0% 47th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9784 GPIA 2023 up 2.6% 151st
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 3.0% 2023 down 25.0% 95th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 55.8% 142nd
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 4.0% 2023 down 23.7% 129th
School enrollment, secondary 93.3% 2017 up 6.4% 30th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.22 years 2023 up 3.2% 80th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 102.2% 2023 up 4.2% 71st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9897 GPIA 2023 up 1.5% 127th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 103.2% 2023 up 2.6% 66th
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 441 2023 up 53.7% 89th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 467 2023 up 20.7% 94th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.4% 2023 down 1.6% 154th
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 480,863 2024 down 24.5% 106th
School age population, early childhood education, female 233,533 2024 down 24.8% 106th
School age population, early childhood education, male 247,330 2024 down 24.2% 105th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 5,271 2023 up 72.4% 64th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 106.5% 2023 down 6.7% 34th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 18,069 2023 up 76.9% 68th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.26 years 2023 up 2.4% 80th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.18 years 2023 up 4.1% 84th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9912 GPIA 2023 up 1.6% 129th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 1.3% 2022 up 72.5% 107th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.5% 2018 down 3.3% 59th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 28.5% 2018 down 11.0% 64th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 105.4% 2023 down 5.9% 40th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9793 GPI 2023 up 1.7% 138th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 107.6% 2023 down 7.5% 32nd
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 145th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.1% 2023 up 26.5% 45th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.1% 2023 up 23.6% 45th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 97.9% 2023 down 2.1% 152nd