Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Greece

Greece: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 99.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
99.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
112th
of 188 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2017
All-time low
91.6%
in 1993
Years of data
23
1993–2018

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

0204060801001993200520181993: 91.6 %1995: 94.1 %1996: 92.5 %1997: 92.4 %1998: 93.8 %1999: 94.8 %2000: 96.2 %2001: 96.6 %2002: 97.1 %2003: 96.9 %2004: 96 %2005: 96 %2006: 96.1 %2007: 95.8 %2010: 99.1 %2011: 97.1 %2012: 97.1 %2013: 97.3 %2014: 96.2 %2015: 98.5 %2016: 98.9 %2017: 99.6 %2018: 99.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Greece stood at 99.4%.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Greece peaked at 99.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 91.6%, in 1993.

That places Greece 112th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Greece, 1993 to 2018.
Year % Change
1993 91.6%
1995 94.1% +2.8%
1996 92.5% -1.7%
1997 92.4% -0.1%
1998 93.8% +1.4%
1999 94.8% +1.1%
2000 96.2% +1.4%
2001 96.6% +0.4%
2002 97.1% +0.6%
2003 96.9% -0.2%
2004 96.0% -1.0%
2005 96.0% +0.0%
2006 96.1% +0.0%
2007 95.8% -0.3%
2010 99.1% +3.5%
2011 97.1% -2.0%
2012 97.1% +0.0%
2013 97.3% +0.2%
2014 96.2% -1.1%
2015 98.5% +2.4%
2016 98.9% +0.4%
2017 99.6% +0.7%
2018 99.4% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93.2% 91.6% 94.8% 6
2000s 96.3% 95.8% 97.1% 8
2010s 98.1% 96.2% 99.6% 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 109 Czechia 99.5% compare
  2. 110 Uzbekistan 99.4% compare
  3. 111 Türkiye 99.4% compare
  4. 113 Maldives 99.3% compare
  5. 114 Poland 99.3% compare
  6. 115 Guyana 99.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Greece?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Greece was 99.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 91.6% in 1993.
How does Greece rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Greece ranks 112th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
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Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.