Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Greece

Greece: Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
98.4%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2023
All-time low
69.6%
in 2014
Years of data
12
2013–2024

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

0204060801002013201820242013: 74.4 Percentage2014: 69.6 Percentage2015: 71.7 Percentage2016: 71.4 Percentage2017: 72.5 Percentage2018: 75.2 Percentage2019: 85.6 Percentage2020: 83.9 Percentage2021: 87.7 Percentage2022: 98.1 Percentage2023: 99.2 Percentage2024: 98.4 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Greece recorded 98.4% for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at 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 from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Greece peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2014.

Greece ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of the population of the corresponding age in Greece, 2013 to 2024.
Year Percentage 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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 74.3% 69.6% 85.6% 7
2020s 93.5% 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 from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Greece?
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Greece was 98.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
What is the lowest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2014.
How does Greece rank for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
Greece ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
Is pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at 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 from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of the population of the corresponding age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of the population of the corresponding age
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
390 places, 4,442 data points, 2013–2024
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