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 85.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
85.6%
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
38th
of 45 countries
All-time high
85.6%
in 2019
All-time low
63.4%
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Greece, 1998–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 85.6% for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Greece peaked at 85.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1998.
That places Greece 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 63.4% | — |
| 1999 | 65.9% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 69.3% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 68.3% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +13.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 85.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.5%, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 85.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.5%, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.7% | 63.4% | 65.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 66.1% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 74.0% | 85.6% | 10 |
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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 85.6% in 2019, 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 85.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1998.
- How does Greece rank for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 15.5%. 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 sex - as % of the population of the corresponding age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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