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Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Greece

Greece: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 4 years in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 210 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1970
All-time low
4 years
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Greece, 1970–2020

01234197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Greece recorded 4 years for official entrance age to pre-primary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Greece peaked at 4 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1970.

Greece ranks 16th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
1980s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
1990s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
2000s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
2010s 4 years 4 years 4 years 10
2020s 4 years 4 years 4 years 1

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See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Greece?
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Greece was 4 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
How does Greece rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
Greece ranks 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2020.
Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 10,271 data points, 1970–2020
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Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.