Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Greece

Greece: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 20,784 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
20,784 number
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
77th
of 137 countries
All-time high
78,005 number
in 1998
All-time low
20,784 number
in 2018
Years of data
17
1998–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Greece, 1998–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820181998: 78.0k number1999: 75.1k number2000: 67.6k number2001: 61.9k number2002: 53.4k number2003: 55.3k number2004: 53.7k number2005: 35.4k number2006: 39.2k number2007: 50.7k number2010: 21.1k number2013: 27.0k number2014: 36.2k number2015: 30.3k number2016: 27.4k number2017: 22.8k number2018: 20.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Greece stood at 20,784 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Greece peaked at 78,005 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 20,784 number, in 2018.

That places Greece 77th out of 137 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Greece, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 78,005 number
1999 75,121 number -3.7%
2000 67,577 number -10.0%
2001 61,905 number -8.4%
2002 53,428 number -13.7%
2003 55,341 number +3.6%
2004 53,747 number -2.9%
2005 35,381 number -34.2%
2006 39,188 number +10.8%
2007 50,738 number +29.5%
2010 21,087 number -58.4%
2013 26,996 number +28.0%
2014 36,226 number +34.2%
2015 30,306 number -16.3%
2016 27,415 number -9.5%
2017 22,800 number -16.8%
2018 20,784 number -8.8%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 20,784 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,134 number, 3.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 20,784 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,274 number, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76,563 number 75,121 number 78,005 number 2
2000s 52,163 number 35,381 number 67,577 number 8
2010s 26,516 number 20,784 number 36,226 number 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 74 Slovakia 22,322 number compare
  2. 75 Botswana 22,310 number compare
  3. 76 Eswatini 22,280 number compare
  4. 78 Serbia 20,408 number compare
  5. 79 Mongolia 17,563 number compare
  6. 80 Timor-Leste 16,667 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Greece?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Greece was 20,784 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 78,005 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 20,784 number in 2018.
How does Greece rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Greece ranks 77th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/