Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Greece

Greece: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 11.63 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
11.63
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
32nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
11.82
in 2013
All-time low
11
in 2006
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Greece, 2004–2016

02.557.51012.52004201020162004: 11.12005: 11.32006: 112007: 11.22008: 11.12009: 11.42010: 11.72011: 11.62012: 11.72013: 11.82014: 11.62015: 11.62016: 11.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Greece stood at 11.63.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Greece peaked at 11.82 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2006.

Greece ranks 32nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, urban in Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 11.09
2005 11.27 +1.6%
2006 11 -2.4%
2007 11.17 +1.6%
2008 11.14 -0.3%
2009 11.38 +2.1%
2010 11.72 +3.0%
2011 11.63 -0.7%
2012 11.65 +0.2%
2013 11.82 +1.4%
2014 11.59 -1.9%
2015 11.6 +0.0%
2016 11.63 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.17 11 11.38 6
2010s 11.66 11.59 11.82 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 29 North Macedonia 11.84 compare
  2. 30 Romania 11.75 compare
  3. 31 Panama 11.65 compare
  4. 33 Argentina 11.6 compare
  5. 34 Kosovo 11.58 compare
  6. 34 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 11.58 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Greece?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Greece was 11.63 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 11.82 in 2013.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2006.
How does Greece rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Greece ranks 32nd out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,115 data points, 1970–2021
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