Population of compulsory school age, male in Greece

Greece: Population of compulsory school age, male was 533,859 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
533,859 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
98th
of 186 countries
All-time high
573,191 number
in 1998
All-time low
510,847 number
in 2006
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, male in Greece, 1998–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200920201998: 573.2k number1999: 555.9k number2000: 541.7k number2001: 530.7k number2002: 523.8k number2003: 519.9k number2004: 517.7k number2005: 515.1k number2006: 510.8k number2007: 510.9k number2008: 564.2k number2009: 561.0k number2010: 557.9k number2011: 555.6k number2012: 550.8k number2013: 549.2k number2014: 549.9k number2015: 551.5k number2016: 552.6k number2017: 551.7k number2018: 548.6k number2019: 542.7k number2020: 533.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Greece is 533,859 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Greece peaked at 573,191 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 510,847 number, in 2006.

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

Population of compulsory school age, male in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Greece, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 573,191 number —
1999 555,898 number -3.0%
2000 541,719 number -2.6%
2001 530,704 number -2.0%
2002 523,768 number -1.3%
2003 519,892 number -0.7%
2004 517,679 number -0.4%
2005 515,069 number -0.5%
2006 510,847 number -0.8%
2007 510,879 number +0.0%
2008 564,226 number +10.4%
2009 561,018 number -0.6%
2010 557,874 number -0.6%
2011 555,556 number -0.4%
2012 550,822 number -0.9%
2013 549,199 number -0.3%
2014 549,878 number +0.1%
2015 551,537 number +0.3%
2016 552,554 number +0.2%
2017 551,716 number -0.2%
2018 548,604 number -0.6%
2019 542,669 number -1.1%
2020 533,859 number -1.6%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 533,859 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 289,383 number, 1.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 533,859 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 468,863 number, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 564,544 number 555,898 number 573,191 number 2
2000s 529,580 number 510,847 number 564,226 number 10
2010s 551,041 number 542,669 number 557,874 number 10
2020s 533,859 number 533,859 number 533,859 number 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 95 Austria 573,105 number compare
  2. 96 Libya 572,410 number compare
  3. 97 Cuba 567,445 number compare
  4. 99 Czechia 521,601 number compare
  5. 100 Mauritania 492,859 number compare
  6. 101 Costa Rica 474,558 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Greece?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Greece was 533,859 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 573,191 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 510,847 number in 2006.
How does Greece rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Greece ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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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