Greece's adult literacy rose from 90.5 % in 1981 to 93.9 % in 2009.
Greece's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 102.3 % in 2000 to 102.0 % in 2023.
Greece · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Greece's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 99.0 % in 1981 to 99.5 % in 2009.
Greece's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 97.1 % in 2000 to 105.2 % in 2023.
Greece's tertiary enrolment rose from 52.7 % in 2000 to 165.1 % in 2023.
Greece's children out of school, primary rose from 474 in 2000 to 622 in 2023.
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- Primary completion rateup +0.0 pts36th of 137
- Tertiary attainmentdown −0.4 pts29th of 45
- Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)down −1.7 pts26th of 45
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −0.2 pts28th of 40
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs2nd of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.3 yrs30th of 145
- Learning poverty11th of 30*
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- Education spendingdown −0.2 pts110th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −1.1 pts149th of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +1.1 %6th of 135