Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Greece

Greece: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 1.04 million number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1.04 million number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
98th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.11 million number
in 1998
All-time low
1.00 million number
in 2007
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Greece, 1998–2020

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1998200920201998: 1.1M number1999: 1.1M number2000: 1.0M number2001: 1.0M number2002: 1.0M number2003: 1.0M number2004: 1.0M number2005: 1.0M number2006: 1.0M number2007: 1.0M number2008: 1.1M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.1M number2011: 1.1M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.1M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number2020: 1.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Greece recorded 1.04 million number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Greece peaked at 1.11 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million number, in 2007.

Greece ranks 98th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.09 million number 1.07 million number 1.11 million number 2
2000s 1.03 million number 1.00 million number 1.10 million number 10
2010s 1.08 million number 1.05 million number 1.09 million number 10
2020s 1.04 million number 1.04 million number 1.04 million number 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 95 Libya 1.12 million number compare
  2. 96 Austria 1.11 million number compare
  3. 97 Cuba 1.10 million number compare
  4. 99 Czechia 1.02 million number compare
  5. 100 Mauritania 971,951 number compare
  6. 101 Costa Rica 927,737 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Greece?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Greece was 1.04 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million number in 2007.
How does Greece rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Greece ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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