Adult participation in learning in Greece
5.2% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Greece took part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1992. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Greece, 2025
5.2%
Change from 2024
+0.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
13.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.6%
Position in 2025
31st of 34
Adult participation in learning in Greece over time
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% of population aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.2% | 13.7% |
| 2024 | 4.4%b (break in time series) | 13.5% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | 12.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | 11.9% |
| 2021 | 3.5%b (break in time series) | 10.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | 9.1% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | 10.8% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | 10.7% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | 10.4% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | 10.3% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | 10.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | 10.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | 9.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | 7.8% |
| 2009 | 3.5%b (break in time series) | 7.9% |
| 2008 | 3.2%b (break in time series) | 8.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | 7.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1%b (break in time series) | 7.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 1.9% | 7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.8%b (break in time series) | 7.1% |
| 2003 | 2.7%b (break in time series) | 6.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 1.1% | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2%b (break in time series) | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 4.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.3%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 13.7%.
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42.8%
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51.0%
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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
13.5%
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Early leavers from education and training
3.0%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.4%
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Primary completion (UIS)
99.1%
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