Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Greece

Greece: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 56,701 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
56,701 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
104th
of 205 countries
All-time high
82,281 number
in 1981
All-time low
53,885 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

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Greece is 56,701 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Greece peaked at 82,281 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 53,885 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, male (number) in Greece, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 77,721 number
1971 79,172 number +1.9%
1972 78,850 number -0.4%
1973 77,700 number -1.5%
1974 77,000 number -0.9%
1975 76,268 number -1.0%
1976 76,019 number -0.3%
1977 77,049 number +1.4%
1978 78,726 number +2.2%
1979 80,115 number +1.8%
1980 81,516 number +1.7%
1981 82,281 number +0.9%
1982 81,592 number -0.8%
1983 80,135 number -1.8%
1984 78,750 number -1.7%
1985 77,058 number -2.1%
1986 75,877 number -1.5%
1987 76,864 number +1.3%
1988 78,214 number +1.8%
1989 78,831 number +0.8%
1990 78,936 number +0.1%
1991 78,610 number -0.4%
1992 78,744 number +0.2%
1993 78,460 number -0.4%
1994 77,906 number -0.7%
1995 77,248 number -0.8%
1996 75,755 number -1.9%
1997 73,096 number -3.5%
1998 69,670 number -4.7%
1999 66,313 number -4.8%
2000 62,654 number -5.5%
2001 59,609 number -4.9%
2002 58,540 number -1.8%
2003 58,558 number +0.0%
2004 58,350 number -0.4%
2005 58,120 number -0.4%
2006 57,778 number -0.6%
2007 57,560 number -0.4%
2008 57,136 number -0.7%
2009 56,817 number -0.6%
2010 56,654 number -0.3%
2011 56,519 number -0.2%
2012 55,654 number -1.5%
2013 54,953 number -1.3%
2014 54,503 number -0.8%
2015 54,042 number -0.8%
2016 53,885 number -0.3%
2017 54,413 number +1.0%
2018 55,265 number +1.6%
2019 55,936 number +1.2%
2020 56,701 number +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 77,862 number 76,019 number 80,115 number 10
1980s 79,112 number 75,877 number 82,281 number 10
1990s 75,474 number 66,313 number 78,936 number 10
2000s 58,512 number 56,817 number 62,654 number 10
2010s 55,182 number 53,885 number 56,654 number 10
2020s 56,701 number 56,701 number 56,701 number 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 101 Czechia 60,047 number compare
  2. 102 El Salvador 59,095 number compare
  3. 103 Sweden 58,225 number compare
  4. 105 Turkmenistan 54,719 number compare
  5. 106 Mauritania 52,914 number compare
  6. 107 Belarus 52,056 number compare

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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 56,701 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 82,281 number in 1981.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 53,885 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 up 0.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.