Primary school completion rate in Greece
The primary completion rate in Greece was 99.9% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2007.
Greece, 2023
99.9%
Change from 2022
0percentage points
European Union, 2023
97.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
98.8%
Position in 2023
36th of 137
Primary school completion rate in Greece over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 97.3% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | 97.4% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | 96.5% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | 97.2% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | 96.5% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | 96.5% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | 96.3% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | 97.4% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | 96.9% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | 97.7% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | 97.1% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | 97.6% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | 97.6% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | 98.4% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | 98.5% |
| 2009 | – | 98.7% |
| 2008 | – | 99.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | 98.9% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | 98.7% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | 98.9% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | 99.3% |
| 2003 | – | 98.9% |
| 2002 | – | 99.3% |
| 2001 | – | 100.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.9% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 95.4%, the figure has changed by +4.5 percentage points.
- Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, Greece has the 36th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 97.4%.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.0%
2023 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
105.2%
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