Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Greece

Greece: Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid was 0.7033 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7033
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
12th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.7127
in 2015
All-time low
0.6096
in 2007
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Greece, 2007–2018

00.20.40.60.82007201220182007: 0.612008: 0.622009: 0.6552010: 0.6692011: 0.6542012: 0.6712013: 0.7012014: 0.7122015: 0.7132016: 0.7022017: 0.6962018: 0.703

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Greece stood at 0.7033.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Greece peaked at 0.7127 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6096, in 2007.

Greece ranks 12th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees in Greece, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.6096
2008 0.6198 +1.7%
2009 0.6546 +5.6%
2010 0.6693 +2.3%
2011 0.654 -2.3%
2012 0.6715 +2.7%
2013 0.7007 +4.4%
2014 0.7118 +1.6%
2015 0.7127 +0.1%
2016 0.7024 -1.4%
2017 0.696 -0.9%
2018 0.7033 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.628 0.6096 0.6546 3
2010s 0.6913 0.654 0.7127 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 9 Peru 0.7597 compare
  2. 10 Philippines 0.736 compare
  3. 11 Ecuador 0.7103 compare
  4. 13 Costa Rica 0.699 compare
  5. 14 Spain 0.685 compare
  6. 15 Latvia 0.6849 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Greece?
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Greece was 0.7033 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.7127 in 2015.
What is the lowest individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6096 in 2007.
How does Greece rank for individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid?
Greece ranks 12th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 784 data points, 2000–2021
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