Urban population, primary education and below in Greece

Greece: Urban population, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
52nd
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2005
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Urban population, primary education and below in Greece, 2004–2016

00.10.20.30.42004201020162004: 0.275 % of population with low education2005: 0.266 % of population with low education2006: 0.388 % of population with low education2007: 0.382 % of population with low education2008: 0.37 % of population with low education2009: 0.368 % of population with low education2010: 0.332 % of population with low education2011: 0.384 % of population with low education2012: 0.398 % of population with low education2013: 0.354 % of population with low education2014: 0.404 % of population with low education2015: 0.429 % of population with low education2016: 0.447 % of population with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.4% for urban population, primary education and below in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, primary education and below in Greece peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.

Greece ranks 52nd of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Urban population, primary education and below in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of population with low education Change
2004 0.3%
2005 0.3% -3.5%
2006 0.4% +45.9%
2007 0.4% -1.5%
2008 0.4% -3.4%
2009 0.4% -0.5%
2010 0.3% -9.8%
2011 0.4% +15.7%
2012 0.4% +3.7%
2013 0.4% -11.2%
2014 0.4% +14.3%
2015 0.4% +6.1%
2016 0.4% +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 6
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, primary education and below in Greece?
Urban population, primary education and below in Greece was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
How does Greece rank for urban population, primary education and below?
Greece ranks 52nd out of 98 countries with data for 2016.
Is urban population, primary education and below rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
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