School enrollment, preprimary, female in Greece
Greece: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 93.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Greece, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Greece recorded 93.7% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Greece peaked at 93.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 1971.
That places Greece 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.5% | 29.5% | 46.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 48.9% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 54.0% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 64.9% | 68.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 73.9% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 93.7% | 93.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 school enrollment, preprimary, female in Greece?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Greece was 93.7% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Greece ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.