Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Greece

Greece: Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
12th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 1984
Years of data
14
1984–2016

Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Greece, 1984–2016

00.20.40.61984200020161984: 0 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.433 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.438 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.432 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.447 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.466 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.494 % of population with low edcuation2010: 0.516 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.548 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.576 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.579 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.604 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.628 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.639 % of population with low edcuation

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Greece is 0.6%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Greece peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1984.

That places Greece 12th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Greece, 1984 to 2016.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1984 0.0%
2004 0.4%
2005 0.4% +1.3%
2006 0.4% -1.4%
2007 0.4% +3.4%
2008 0.5% +4.3%
2009 0.5% +5.9%
2010 0.5% +4.5%
2011 0.5% +6.2%
2012 0.6% +5.2%
2013 0.6% +0.6%
2014 0.6% +4.3%
2015 0.6% +4.0%
2016 0.6% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 9 Albania 0.7% compare
  2. 10 Lithuania 0.7% compare
  3. 11 Latvia 0.6% compare
  4. 13 Spain 0.6% compare
  5. 14 Cyprus 0.6% compare
  6. 15 Estonia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Greece?
Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Greece was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 65 and above, primary education and below recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest population aged 65 and above, primary education and below recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1984.
How does Greece rank for population aged 65 and above, primary education and below?
Greece ranks 12th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 65 and above, primary education and below rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. 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, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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