UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Greece

Greece: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 27.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
27.9%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
48th
of 81 countries
All-time high
28.9%
in 2006
All-time low
13.6%
in 1981
Years of data
10
1981–2016

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Greece, 1981–2016

01020301981199820161981: 13.61991: 222005: 25.72006: 28.92007: 26.92008: 272010: 26.82014: 26.52015: 27.42016: 27.9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Greece recorded 27.9% for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Greece peaked at 28.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1981.

Greece ranks 48th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Greece, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, both sexes in Greece, 1981 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1981 13.6%
1991 22.0% +61.8%
2005 25.7% +16.9%
2006 28.9% +12.4%
2007 26.9% -7.0%
2008 27.0% +0.4%
2010 26.8% -0.6%
2014 26.5% -1.2%
2015 27.4% +3.5%
2016 27.9% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 13.6% 13.6% 13.6% 1
1990s 22.0% 22.0% 22.0% 1
2000s 27.1% 25.7% 28.9% 4
2010s 27.2% 26.5% 27.9% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Greece?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Greece was 27.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1981.
How does Greece rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Greece ranks 48th out of 81 countries with data for 2016.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 897 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above who completed upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/