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Primary school enrollment — Greece

Primary school enrollment in Greece in 2017 — 98.2%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 6.3 pp.

2017 98.2% +0.3 pp vs 2016
World rank 21of 137
Period maximum 98.2%2017
Period minimum 87%1994

Trend over time

1971–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Greece, 1971–201785909510019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 91.9%1972: 92.3%1973: 93.5%1974: 95%1975: 95.4%1976: 95.6%1977: 95.1%1978: 94.3%1979: 93.4%1980: 91.7%1981: 93.2%1982: 93.4%1983: 94.3%1984: 94.2%1985: 94.1%1986: 93.2%1987: 91%1988: 91.7%1989: 91.2%1990: 90.9%1991: 90.6%1992: 88.9%1993: 87.3%1994: 87%1995: 88.6%1996: 88.4%1997: 89.6%1998: 93.4%1999: 94.6%2000: 95.4%2001: 94.3%2002: 95.2%2003: 95.7%2004: 96.7%2005: 95.8%2006: 95.5%2007: 95.3%2010: 96.8%2011: 97%2012: 97.7%2013: 97.5%2014: 96.5%2015: 97.3%2016: 97.9%2017: 98.2%
Change over the period: +6.3 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greece

Greece 98.2%
World 89.3%
Europe & Central Asia 95%
Southern Europe computed 96.3%
Primary school enrollment — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 98.2 +0.3 pp
2016 97.9 +0.6 pp
2015 97.3 +0.8 pp
2014 96.5 −1 pp
2013 97.5 −0.2 pp
2012 97.7 +0.8 pp
2011 97 +0.1 pp
2010 96.8 —
2007 95.3 −0.2 pp
2006 95.5 −0.3 pp
2005 95.8 −0.9 pp
2004 96.7 +1 pp
2003 95.7 +0.6 pp
2002 95.2 +0.8 pp
2001 94.3 −1.1 pp
2000 95.4 +0.8 pp
1999 94.6 +1.2 pp
1998 93.4 +3.8 pp
1997 89.6 +1.2 pp
1996 88.4 −0.2 pp
1995 88.6 +1.7 pp
1994 87 −0.3 pp
1993 87.3 −1.6 pp
1992 88.9 −1.7 pp
1991 90.6 −0.3 pp
1990 90.9 −0.3 pp
1989 91.2 −0.5 pp
1988 91.7 +0.8 pp
1987 91 −2.2 pp
1986 93.2 −0.9 pp
1985 94.1 −0.1 pp
1984 94.2 −0.1 pp
1983 94.3 +0.8 pp
1982 93.4 +0.2 pp
1981 93.2 +1.5 pp
1980 91.7 −1.7 pp
1979 93.4 −1 pp
1978 94.3 −0.7 pp
1977 95.1 −0.6 pp
1976 95.6 +0.2 pp
1975 95.4 +0.4 pp
1974 95 +1.6 pp
1973 93.5 +1.1 pp
1972 92.3 +0.4 pp
1971 91.9 —

Southern Europe, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MT Malta 99.5 SI Slovenia 98.3 GR Greece 98.2 PT Portugal 97.6 ES Spain 97.3 ME Montenegro 95.7 IT Italy 95.7 AL Albania 95.5 RS Serbia 95.2 MK North Macedonia 94.9 HR Croatia 88
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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