Adult literacy rate in Greece
93.9% of adults in Greece could read and write in 2009.
The latest value for Greece is for 2009. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Greece, 2009
93.9%
Change from 2001
−2.1percentage points
World, 2009
83.8%
Adult literacy rate in Greece over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | 93.9% | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 96.0% in 2001, a change of −2.1 percentage points.
- Since 1981, when it was 90.5%, the figure has changed by +3.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2009 was 83.8%.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.0%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
13.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
42.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
3.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
5.2%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT