Population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Greece

Greece: Population aged 65 and above, above primary education was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
28th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Greece, 2004–2016

00.050.10.152004201020162004: 0.081 % of population with high edcuation2005: 0.086 % of population with high edcuation2006: 0.087 % of population with high edcuation2007: 0.081 % of population with high edcuation2008: 0.088 % of population with high edcuation2009: 0.093 % of population with high edcuation2010: 0.102 % of population with high edcuation2011: 0.113 % of population with high edcuation2012: 0.112 % of population with high edcuation2013: 0.116 % of population with high edcuation2014: 0.118 % of population with high edcuation2015: 0.153 % of population with high edcuation2016: 0.155 % of population with high edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high edcuation.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.2% for population aged 65 and above, above primary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Greece peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.

That places Greece 28th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 65 and above, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) in Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of population with high edcuation Change
2004 0.1%
2005 0.1% +5.7%
2006 0.1% +2.1%
2007 0.1% -7.3%
2008 0.1% +8.6%
2009 0.1% +5.1%
2010 0.1% +10.5%
2011 0.1% +10.7%
2012 0.1% -1.0%
2013 0.1% +3.8%
2014 0.1% +1.4%
2015 0.2% +29.5%
2016 0.2% +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 25 Iceland 0.2% compare
  2. 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2% compare
  3. 27 Serbia 0.2% compare
  4. 29 Luxembourg 0.2% compare
  5. 30 Denmark 0.2% compare
  6. 31 Italy 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Greece?
Population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Greece was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 65 and above, above primary education recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest population aged 65 and above, above primary education recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
How does Greece rank for population aged 65 and above, above primary education?
Greece ranks 28th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 65 and above, above primary education rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. 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 Population aged 65 and above, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation)
Unit
% of population with high edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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