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 43,889 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
43,889 number
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
109th
of 202 countries
All-time high
74,003 number
in 1975
All-time low
43,889 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Greece stood at 43,889 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Greece peaked at 74,003 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 43,889 number, in 2020.

That places Greece 109th out of 202 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 72,566 number 71,263 number 74,003 number 10
1980s 71,401 number 67,708 number 73,690 number 10
1990s 55,484 number 50,245 number 65,274 number 10
2000s 52,972 number 52,510 number 53,265 number 10
2010s 51,207 number 46,027 number 53,074 number 10
2020s 43,889 number 43,889 number 43,889 number 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 106 Czechia 52,919 number compare
  2. 107 United Arab Emirates 51,033 number compare
  3. 108 Eritrea 46,176 number compare
  4. 110 Hungary 43,536 number compare
  5. 111 Switzerland 42,073 number compare
  6. 112 Portugal 41,672 number compare

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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 43,889 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 74,003 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 43,889 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 15.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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

Female 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/