Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Greece
Greece: Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex was 85.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
85.6
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
38th
of 47 countries
All-time high
85.6
in 2019
All-time low
63.4
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019
Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Greece, 1998–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 85.6 for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary 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 aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Greece peaked at 85.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.4, in 1998.
That places Greece 38th out of 47 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 aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 75.2 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.9 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 84 | +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 96.45, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 85.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.55, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.65 | 63.4 | 65.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.64 | 66.1 | 74.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.87 | 74 | 85.6 | 10 |
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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 85.6 in 2019, 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 85.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4 in 1998.
- How does Greece rank for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 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 aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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