Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Greece
Greece: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 29.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Greece, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Greece stood at 29.6%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Greece peaked at 29.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1981.
That places Greece 45th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 8.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.3% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 20.0% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 26.8% | 29.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 70,680 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.8% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.2% (2023)
- Labor force, total 4.72 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Greece?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Greece was 29.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Greece ranks 45th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.