Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece

Greece: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 5.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5.4%
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
98th
of 138 countries
All-time high
16.5%
in 1999
All-time low
2.6%
in 2010
Years of data
17
1998–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece, 1998–2018

510151998200820181998: 16.1 %1999: 16.5 %2000: 16.2 %2001: 14.2 %2002: 12 %2003: 12.6 %2004: 11.5 %2005: 5.5 %2006: 6.4 %2007: 10.1 %2010: 2.6 %2013: 5.6 %2014: 7.9 %2015: 7 %2016: 7 %2017: 6.1 %2018: 5.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece is 5.4%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece peaked at 16.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2010.

Greece ranks 98th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) in Greece, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 16.1%
1999 16.5% +2.6%
2000 16.2% -1.9%
2001 14.2% -12.1%
2002 12.0% -15.3%
2003 12.6% +5.1%
2004 11.5% -9.4%
2005 5.5% -51.9%
2006 6.4% +15.5%
2007 10.1% +58.0%
2010 2.6% -74.3%
2013 5.6% +118.2%
2014 7.9% +40.4%
2015 7.0% -11.9%
2016 7.0% -0.0%
2017 6.1% -12.9%
2018 5.4% -10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.3% 16.1% 16.5% 2
2000s 11.1% 5.5% 16.2% 8
2010s 5.9% 2.6% 7.9% 7

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  4. 99 Denmark 5.4% compare
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  6. 101 Chile 5.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Greece was 5.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2010.
How does Greece rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Greece ranks 98th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of 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/