Lower secondary completion in Greece

In Greece, 98.1% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2021.

Measure: Completion rate, lower secondary education Unit: % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2006 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
Greece, 2021 98.1% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
Change from 2020 −0.8percentage points 2020: 98.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 98.3% Middle value of 22 countries

Lower secondary completion in Greece over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, lower secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2006 to 2021
Period Greece
2021 98.1%
2020 98.9%
2019 98.5%
2018 98.4%
2017 97.6%
2016 98.5%
2015 97.8%
2014 97.2%
2013 96.7%
2012 96.9%
2011 96.4%
2010 96.2%
2009 96.5%
2008 96.9%
2007 96.1%
2006 95.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 98.9% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 96.4%, the figure has changed by +1.7 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.2 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2021 for Greece
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org