Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Greece

Greece: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 53,453 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
53,453 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
104th
of 205 countries
All-time high
75,812 number
in 1981
All-time low
51,517 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Greece, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Greece recorded 53,453 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Greece peaked at 75,812 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 51,517 number, in 2016.

That places Greece 104th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Greece, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 72,614 number
1971 73,755 number +1.6%
1972 73,626 number -0.2%
1973 72,666 number -1.3%
1974 71,896 number -1.1%
1975 70,922 number -1.4%
1976 70,285 number -0.9%
1977 70,842 number +0.8%
1978 72,205 number +1.9%
1979 73,453 number +1.7%
1980 74,875 number +1.9%
1981 75,812 number +1.3%
1982 75,403 number -0.5%
1983 74,220 number -1.6%
1984 73,136 number -1.5%
1985 71,811 number -1.8%
1986 70,918 number -1.2%
1987 72,005 number +1.5%
1988 73,409 number +1.9%
1989 74,173 number +1.0%
1990 74,509 number +0.5%
1991 74,408 number -0.1%
1992 74,195 number -0.3%
1993 73,571 number -0.8%
1994 72,766 number -1.1%
1995 71,923 number -1.2%
1996 70,395 number -2.1%
1997 67,852 number -3.6%
1998 64,688 number -4.7%
1999 61,658 number -4.7%
2000 58,453 number -5.2%
2001 55,837 number -4.5%
2002 55,215 number -1.1%
2003 55,517 number +0.5%
2004 55,629 number +0.2%
2005 55,706 number +0.1%
2006 55,690 number -0.0%
2007 54,949 number -1.3%
2008 54,361 number -1.1%
2009 54,148 number -0.4%
2010 54,418 number +0.5%
2011 54,742 number +0.6%
2012 54,061 number -1.2%
2013 53,173 number -1.6%
2014 52,552 number -1.2%
2015 51,906 number -1.2%
2016 51,517 number -0.7%
2017 51,839 number +0.6%
2018 52,487 number +1.3%
2019 52,941 number +0.9%
2020 53,453 number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 72,226 number 70,285 number 73,755 number 10
1980s 73,576 number 70,918 number 75,812 number 10
1990s 70,596 number 61,658 number 74,509 number 10
2000s 55,550 number 54,148 number 58,453 number 10
2010s 52,964 number 51,517 number 54,742 number 10
2020s 53,453 number 53,453 number 53,453 number 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 101 Czechia 56,971 number compare
  2. 102 El Salvador 56,833 number compare
  3. 103 Sweden 55,229 number compare
  4. 105 Turkmenistan 53,345 number compare
  5. 106 Mauritania 51,505 number compare
  6. 107 Belarus 49,341 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Greece?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Greece was 53,453 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 75,812 number in 1981.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 51,517 number in 2016.
How does Greece rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Greece ranks 104th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.