Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … NUTS in Greece

Greece: Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … NUTS was 98.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
98.4
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
10th
of 49 countries
All-time high
99.2
in 2023
All-time low
69.6
in 2014
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Greece, 2013–2024

0204060801002013201820242013: 74.42014: 69.62015: 71.72016: 71.42017: 72.52018: 75.22019: 85.62020: 83.92021: 87.72022: 98.12023: 99.22024: 98.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Greece recorded 98.4 for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Greece peaked at 99.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.6, in 2014.

Greece ranks 10th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … NUTS in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of corresponding age population in Greece, 2013 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2013 74.4 —
2014 69.6 -6.5%
2015 71.7 +3.0%
2016 71.4 -0.4%
2017 72.5 +1.5%
2018 75.2 +3.7%
2019 85.6 +13.8%
2020 83.9 -2.0%
2021 87.7 +4.5%
2022 98.1 +11.9%
2023 99.2 +1.1%
2024 98.4 -0.8%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 98.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.6, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 98.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.75, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 74.34 69.6 85.6 7
2020s 93.46 83.9 99.2 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 8 Portugal 99.7 compare
  2. 9 Luxembourg 98.9 compare
  3. 10 Lithuania 98.4 compare
  4. 10 Lithuania 98.4 compare
  5. 13 Belgium 98.3 compare
  6. 13 Spain 98.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Greece?
Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Greece was 98.4 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 99.2 in 2023.
What is the lowest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 69.6 in 2014.
How does Greece rank for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
Greece ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
Is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of corresponding age population
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
396 places, 4,500 data points, 2013–2024
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