Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Greece

Greece: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 98.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
98.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
74th
of 189 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
87.0%
in 1994
Years of data
46
1971–2018

Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Greece, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Greece stood at 98.6%.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Greece peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 1994.

That places Greece 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) in Greece, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 91.9% —
1972 92.3% +0.5%
1973 93.5% +1.2%
1974 95.0% +1.7%
1975 95.4% +0.4%
1976 95.6% +0.2%
1977 95.1% -0.6%
1978 94.3% -0.7%
1979 93.4% -1.0%
1980 91.7% -1.8%
1981 93.2% +1.6%
1982 93.4% +0.2%
1983 94.3% +0.9%
1984 94.2% -0.1%
1985 94.1% -0.1%
1986 93.2% -1.0%
1987 91.0% -2.4%
1988 91.7% +0.8%
1989 91.2% -0.6%
1990 90.9% -0.3%
1991 90.6% -0.3%
1992 88.9% -1.9%
1993 87.3% -1.8%
1994 87.0% -0.4%
1995 88.6% +1.9%
1996 88.4% -0.2%
1997 89.6% +1.3%
1998 97.0% +8.2%
1999 97.9% +0.9%
2000 99.1% +1.3%
2001 97.7% -1.5%
2002 97.6% -0.0%
2003 97.4% -0.2%
2004 97.0% -0.5%
2005 95.9% -1.1%
2006 95.7% -0.2%
2007 95.7% -0.0%
2010 97.1% +1.4%
2011 97.2% +0.1%
2012 97.7% +0.5%
2013 97.9% +0.2%
2014 97.0% -0.9%
2015 100.0% +3.0%
2016 98.5% -1.5%
2017 98.8% +0.3%
2018 98.6% -0.2%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 98.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.9%, 100% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 98.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.3%, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 94.1% 91.9% 95.6% 9
1980s 92.8% 91.0% 94.3% 10
1990s 90.6% 87.0% 97.9% 10
2000s 97.0% 95.7% 99.1% 8
2010s 98.1% 97.0% 100.0% 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 71 Sierra Leone 98.6% compare
  2. 72 Mauritius 98.6% compare
  3. 73 Fiji 98.6% compare
  4. 75 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.6% compare
  5. 76 Namibia 98.5% compare
  6. 77 Croatia 98.4% compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Greece?
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Greece was 98.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 1994.
How does Greece rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
Greece ranks 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,541 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population. Divide the total number of students in the official school age range for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education by the population of the same age group and multiply the result by 100. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER provides a measure of the proportion of children in the official relevant school age group who are enrolled in levels of education below the one intended for their age. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER for primary education is due to enrolment in pre-primary education. The total NER should be based on total enrolment of the official relevant school age group in any level of education for all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organized educational programmes.