Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Greece

Greece: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 100.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
100.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
106th
of 188 countries
All-time high
100.9%
in 2010
All-time low
91.7%
in 1993
Years of data
24
1993–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Greece, 1993–2018

02550751001993200520181993: 91.7 %1994: 92.1 %1995: 93.3 %1996: 92.7 %1997: 92.5 %1998: 94 %1999: 95.2 %2000: 96.5 %2001: 97 %2002: 98 %2003: 98 %2004: 97.5 %2005: 97.6 %2006: 97.8 %2007: 98 %2010: 100.9 %2011: 98.5 %2012: 98.6 %2013: 98.9 %2014: 97.6 %2015: 99.7 %2016: 99.9 %2017: 100.4 %2018: 100 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Greece is 100.0%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Greece peaked at 100.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 1993.

Greece ranks 106th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Greece, 1993 to 2018.
Year % Change
1993 91.7%
1994 92.1% +0.4%
1995 93.3% +1.3%
1996 92.7% -0.6%
1997 92.5% -0.2%
1998 94.0% +1.6%
1999 95.2% +1.3%
2000 96.5% +1.4%
2001 97.0% +0.5%
2002 98.0% +0.9%
2003 98.0% +0.1%
2004 97.5% -0.5%
2005 97.6% +0.1%
2006 97.8% +0.2%
2007 98.0% +0.2%
2010 100.9% +3.0%
2011 98.5% -2.5%
2012 98.6% +0.1%
2013 98.9% +0.3%
2014 97.6% -1.3%
2015 99.7% +2.1%
2016 99.9% +0.2%
2017 100.4% +0.5%
2018 100.0% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.1% 91.7% 95.2% 7
2000s 97.5% 96.5% 98.0% 8
2010s 99.4% 97.6% 100.9% 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 103 Azerbaijan 100.3% compare
  2. 104 Sri Lanka 100.3% compare
  3. 105 Cyprus 100.2% compare
  4. 107 Poland 99.9% compare
  5. 108 Cuba 99.8% compare
  6. 109 Tajikistan 99.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Greece?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Greece was 100.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 100.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 1993.
How does Greece rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Greece ranks 106th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary 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.