How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?

Greece ranks 13th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.

Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is up 165.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Greece: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.7342 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

0.7342 years

Change on year

up 6.3%

World rank

13th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.7342 years

in 2018

All-time low

0.2018 years

in 2004

Years of data

1998–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece, 1998–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.7342 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 165.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece peaked at 0.7342 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2018 years, in 2004.

That places Greece 13th out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.4118 years	0.3213 years	0.5022 years	2
2000s	0.2454 years	0.2018 years	0.2851 years	7
2010s	0.6259 years	0.4855 years	0.7342 years	4

Countries ranked near Greece

10 Kazakhstan 0.8509 years compare
11 Germany 0.8486 years compare
12 Barbados 0.8211 years compare
14 Hungary 0.6888 years compare
15 Namibia 0.6507 years compare
16 New Zealand 0.6454 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More reference data data for Greece

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Greece was 0.7342 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 0.7342 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2018 years in 2004.
How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: Greece ranks 13th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is up 165.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.