School enrollment, primary, female in Greece
Greece: School enrollment, primary, female was 98.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary, female in Greece, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, female in Greece stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Greece peaked at 98.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 1994.
Greece ranks 16th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.6% | 91.8% | 96.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 93.1% | 91.1% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.2% | 87.0% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 94.4% | 95.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 95.9% | 98.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (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, female 44.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 4.72 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Greece?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Greece was 98.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 1994.
- How does Greece rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Greece ranks 16th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.