Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Greece

Greece: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 77.2% in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
77.2%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
47th
of 164 countries
All-time high
77.7%
in 2011
All-time low
64.9%
in 2004
Years of data
12
1999–2012

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Greece, 1999–2012

0204060801999200520121999: 66.6 %2000: 68.3 %2001: 68.8 %2002: 67 %2003: 65.8 %2004: 64.9 %2005: 65.5 %2006: 66 %2007: 65.8 %2010: 74.6 %2011: 77.7 %2012: 77.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Greece is 77.2%, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Greece peaked at 77.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2004.

Greece ranks 47th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%) in Greece, 1999 to 2012.
Year % Change
1999 66.6%
2000 68.3% +2.5%
2001 68.8% +0.8%
2002 67.0% -2.6%
2003 65.8% -1.7%
2004 64.9% -1.5%
2005 65.5% +1.0%
2006 66.0% +0.8%
2007 65.8% -0.4%
2010 74.6% +13.5%
2011 77.7% +4.1%
2012 77.2% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.6% 66.6% 66.6% 1
2000s 66.5% 64.9% 68.8% 8
2010s 76.5% 74.6% 77.7% 3

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 44 Tuvalu 77.9% compare
  2. 45 Palau 77.5% compare
  3. 46 Barbados 77.5% compare
  4. 48 Latvia 76.9%
  5. 49 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 75.1% compare
  6. 50 Kenya 74.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Greece?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Greece was 77.2% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2004.
How does Greece rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
Greece ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2012.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
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Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.