Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Greece

Greece: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 10,815 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
10,815 number
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
82nd
of 148 countries
All-time high
102,544 number
in 1972
All-time low
8,759 number
in 2010
Years of data
38
1972–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Greece, 1972–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1972199520181972: 102.5k number1973: 94.0k number1974: 85.8k number1975: 76.9k number1976: 74.3k number1977: 72.1k number1978: 80.5k number1979: 79.6k number1980: 55.2k number1982: 54.8k number1984: 54.7k number1985: 52.0k number1986: 52.8k number1987: 58.3k number1988: 57.3k number1989: 59.7k number1991: 62.9k number1992: 72.2k number1994: 69.2k number1996: 71.4k number1997: 67.9k number1998: 39.9k number1999: 34.6k number2000: 27.1k number2001: 23.1k number2002: 16.9k number2003: 14.4k number2004: 15.6k number2005: 16.7k number2006: 17.4k number2007: 17.7k number2010: 8.8k number2013: 11.4k number2014: 17.2k number2015: 10.1k number2016: 9.9k number2017: 9.4k number2018: 10.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Greece recorded 10,815 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018.

That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Greece peaked at 102,544 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 8,759 number, in 2010.

Greece ranks 82nd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Greece, 1972 to 2018.
Year number Change
1972 102,544 number
1973 94,011 number -8.3%
1974 85,836 number -8.7%
1975 76,881 number -10.4%
1976 74,339 number -3.3%
1977 72,143 number -3.0%
1978 80,528 number +11.6%
1979 79,579 number -1.2%
1980 55,160 number -30.7%
1982 54,835 number -0.6%
1984 54,706 number -0.2%
1985 52,047 number -4.9%
1986 52,755 number +1.4%
1987 58,266 number +10.4%
1988 57,324 number -1.6%
1989 59,695 number +4.1%
1991 62,876 number +5.3%
1992 72,155 number +14.8%
1994 69,203 number -4.1%
1996 71,449 number +3.2%
1997 67,945 number -4.9%
1998 39,871 number -41.3%
1999 34,650 number -13.1%
2000 27,071 number -21.9%
2001 23,098 number -14.7%
2002 16,939 number -26.7%
2003 14,449 number -14.7%
2004 15,575 number +7.8%
2005 16,681 number +7.1%
2006 17,358 number +4.1%
2007 17,682 number +1.9%
2010 8,759 number -50.5%
2013 11,449 number +30.7%
2014 17,209 number +50.3%
2015 10,096 number -41.3%
2016 9,934 number -1.6%
2017 9,399 number -5.4%
2018 10,815 number +15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 83,233 number 72,143 number 102,544 number 8
1980s 55,598 number 52,047 number 59,695 number 8
1990s 59,736 number 34,650 number 72,155 number 7
2000s 18,607 number 14,449 number 27,071 number 8
2010s 11,094 number 8,759 number 17,209 number 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 79 Timor-Leste 11,889 number compare
  2. 80 Zimbabwe 11,796 number compare
  3. 81 Slovakia 11,602 number compare
  4. 83 Bhutan 9,214 number compare
  5. 84 Suriname 7,939 number compare
  6. 85 Oman 7,923 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

More reference data data for Greece

All data for Greece →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Greece?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Greece was 10,815 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 102,544 number in 1972.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 8,759 number in 2010.
How does Greece rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Greece ranks 82nd out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Greece. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-and-adolescents-of-primary-and-lower-secondary-school-age-male/greece/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-and-adolescents-of-primary-and-lower-secondary-school-age-male/greece/">Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Greece</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/