Progression to secondary school, male in Greece
Greece: Progression to secondary school, male was 99.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Greece, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 99.0% for progression to secondary school, male in 2016.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Greece peaked at 100.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1971.
Greece ranks 53rd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.3% | 63.4% | 94.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
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 progression to secondary school, male in Greece?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Greece was 99.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Greece ranks 53rd out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).