School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Greece

Greece: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 90,742 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
90,742 number
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
109th
of 202 countries
All-time high
153,890 number
in 1975
All-time low
90,742 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Greece, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Greece recorded 90,742 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Greece peaked at 153,890 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 90,742 number, in 2020.

Greece ranks 109th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 150,294 number 146,833 number 153,890 number 10
1980s 147,751 number 139,877 number 152,657 number 10
1990s 114,502 number 103,611 number 134,767 number 10
2000s 108,540 number 107,508 number 109,046 number 10
2010s 105,503 number 95,197 number 109,320 number 10
2020s 90,742 number 90,742 number 90,742 number 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 106 Czechia 108,854 number compare
  2. 107 United Arab Emirates 103,906 number compare
  3. 108 Eritrea 94,499 number compare
  4. 110 Hungary 89,307 number compare
  5. 111 Switzerland 86,520 number compare
  6. 112 Portugal 86,030 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Greece

All data for Greece β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Greece?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Greece was 90,742 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 153,890 number in 1975.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 90,742 number in 2020.
How does Greece rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Greece ranks 109th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/