Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Greece
Gross tertiary enrolment in Greece was 165.1% in 2023.
Greece, 2023
165.1%
Change from 2022
−1.3percentage points
European Union, 2023
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
80.0%
Position in 2023
1st of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Greece over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 165.1% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 166.4% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 150.6% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 143.7% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 144.0% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 141.0% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 135.3% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 131.4% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | – | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 119.1% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 112.7% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 110.1% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 105.8% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 101.7% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | – | 65.6% |
| 2008 | – | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 95.1% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 90.3% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 166.4% in 2022.
- Since 2012, when it was 110.1%, the figure has changed by +55.0 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Greece has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 79.5%.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
42.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.0%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
13.5%
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