Enrolment in primary education, male in Greece

Greece: Enrolment in primary education, male was 330,968 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
330,968 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
99th
of 202 countries
All-time high
485,657 number
in 1977
All-time low
323,726 number
in 2014
Years of data
46
1971–2018

Enrolment in primary education, male in Greece, 1971–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, male in Greece is 330,968 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Greece peaked at 485,657 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 323,726 number, in 2014.

Greece ranks 99th 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.

Enrolment in primary education, male in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Greece, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 472,024 number
1972 470,210 number -0.4%
1973 472,023 number +0.4%
1974 478,714 number +1.4%
1975 481,603 number +0.6%
1976 485,224 number +0.8%
1977 485,657 number +0.1%
1978 482,484 number -0.7%
1979 477,792 number -1.0%
1980 466,477 number -2.4%
1981 465,641 number -0.2%
1982 461,102 number -1.0%
1983 459,358 number -0.4%
1984 458,202 number -0.3%
1985 458,913 number +0.2%
1986 457,829 number -0.2%
1987 446,480 number -2.5%
1988 447,177 number +0.2%
1989 439,558 number -1.7%
1990 430,460 number -2.1%
1991 419,125 number -2.6%
1992 404,093 number -3.6%
1993 386,098 number -4.5%
1994 373,425 number -3.3%
1995 363,897 number -2.6%
1996 348,126 number -4.3%
1997 335,841 number -3.5%
1998 334,258 number -0.5%
1999 332,824 number -0.4%
2000 332,858 number +0.0%
2001 328,290 number -1.4%
2002 334,041 number +1.8%
2003 336,736 number +0.8%
2004 340,318 number +1.1%
2005 335,193 number -1.5%
2006 331,922 number -1.0%
2007 328,507 number -1.0%
2010 330,718 number +0.7%
2011 327,703 number -0.9%
2012 327,856 number +0.0%
2013 326,409 number -0.4%
2014 323,726 number -0.8%
2015 331,700 number +2.5%
2016 333,083 number +0.4%
2017 334,209 number +0.3%
2018 330,968 number -1.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 330,968 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 135,298 number, 2.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 330,968 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 206,220 number, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 478,415 number 470,210 number 485,657 number 9
1980s 456,074 number 439,558 number 466,477 number 10
1990s 372,815 number 332,824 number 430,460 number 10
2000s 333,483 number 328,290 number 340,318 number 8
2010s 329,597 number 323,726 number 334,209 number 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 96 El Salvador 343,809 number compare
  2. 97 Azerbaijan 342,219 number compare
  3. 98 Mauritania 333,164 number compare
  4. 100 Liberia 324,997 number compare
  5. 101 Portugal 321,219 number compare
  6. 102 Czechia 298,620 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Greece?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Greece was 330,968 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 485,657 number in 1977.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 323,726 number in 2014.
How does Greece rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Greece ranks 99th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.