School enrollment, primary, private in Greece
Greece: School enrollment, primary, private was 7.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, private in Greece, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, primary, private in Greece stood at 7.3%.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Greece peaked at 8.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2015.
Greece ranks 128th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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, primary, private in Greece?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Greece was 7.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Greece ranks 128th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.