Primary completion (UIS) in Greece
In Greece, 99.1% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2021.
Greece, 2021
99.1%
Change from 2020
−0.4percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
99.3%
Primary completion (UIS) in Greece over time: Girls
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 99.5% |
| 2020 | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 99.4% |
| 2018 | 99.4% |
| 2017 | 98.9% |
| 2016 | 99.2% |
| 2015 | 98.9% |
| 2014 | 99.0% |
| 2013 | 98.7% |
| 2012 | 98.7% |
| 2011 | 98.5% |
| 2010 | 98.7% |
| 2009 | 98.8% |
| 2008 | 98.8% |
| 2007 | 98.3% |
| 2006 | 98.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 99.5% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 98.2%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
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98.1%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
99.9%
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42.8%
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Early leavers from education and training
3.0%
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Adult participation in learning
5.2%
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