Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece

Greece: Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
74th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2004
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.919 % of population with high education2005: 0.914 % of population with high education2006: 0.913 % of population with high education2007: 0.919 % of population with high education2008: 0.912 % of population with high education2009: 0.907 % of population with high education2010: 0.898 % of population with high education2011: 0.887 % of population with high education2012: 0.888 % of population with high education2013: 0.884 % of population with high education2014: 0.882 % of population with high education2015: 0.847 % of population with high education2016: 0.845 % of population with high education

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

Analysis

In 2016, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece peaked at 0.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

Greece ranks 74th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of population with high education Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% -0.5%
2006 0.9% -0.2%
2007 0.9% +0.7%
2008 0.9% -0.8%
2009 0.9% -0.5%
2010 0.9% -1.1%
2011 0.9% -1.2%
2012 0.9% +0.1%
2013 0.9% -0.5%
2014 0.9% -0.2%
2015 0.8% -3.9%
2016 0.8% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 71 Denmark 0.8% compare
  2. 72 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
  3. 73 Luxembourg 0.8% compare
  4. 75 Argentina 0.8% compare
  5. 76 Ecuador 0.8% compare
  6. 77 Serbia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Greece was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Greece rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Greece ranks 74th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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