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Europe > Greece > Education

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.11 % of GNI Time series [117th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 8.7 [24th of 100]
Children out of school, primary 2,536 Time series [96th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 0.229 per 1,000 people Time series [122nd of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 2,536 Time series [82nd of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 229.258 per 1,000 people Time series [111st of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 2,053 Time series [81st of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 186.238 per 1,000 people Time series [119th of 148]
Class size > Age 13 24.8 students [4th of 29]
Class size > Age 9 20 students [11th of 17]
Committee on Culture and Education > Members > Number of CULT member 3 [10th of 21]
Duration of compulsory education 9 years [96th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [117th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [126th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 652,052 Time series [90th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.059 per capita Time series [144th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 713,850 Time series [68th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 64.969 per 1,000 people Time series [122nd of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 561,468 Time series [35th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 51.1 per 1,000 people Time series [10th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 48.36% Time series [89th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 48.53% Time series [97th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 50.95% Time series [76th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 99% Time series [14th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 99% Time series [20th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 99% Time series [15th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.3% Time series [69th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 8.5% Time series [73rd of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 4% [84th of 132]
Education spending (% Primary) 27.5% [98th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 34.1% [59th of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 32.4% [10th of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.9% Time series [14th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 97.8% Time series [20th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 100% Time series [2nd of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 100 Time series [28th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 100 Time series [30th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 100 Time series [30th of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 87.4% [26th of 135]
Expected duration of education for all students 16.1 years [20th of 30]
Expected duration of education for females 16.3 years [20th of 28]
Expected duration of education for males 15.9 years [21st of 28]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 16.12 % Time series [46th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 22.52 % Time series [37th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 24.3 % Time series [49th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.4% [100th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1% [88th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 66.361 [128th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 1 Time series [28th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 0.98 Time series [82nd of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 1.14 Time series [50th of 139]
Grade 12 advanced students math 513 [7th of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science 486 [11th of 15]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 102.6 % Time series [59th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 103.12 % Time series [67th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 102.87 % Time series [68th of 157]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 928 hours [15th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 928 hours [15th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,064 hours [8th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,064 hours [12th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 928 hours [15th of 38]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 2.5% Time series [110th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 1.4% Time series [112nd of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 3.6% Time series [106th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 228,800 Time series [89th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 20.756 per 1,000 people Time series [110th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 61,100 Time series [97th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 5.543 per 1,000 people Time series [112nd of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 167,600 Time series [86th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 15.204 per 1,000 people Time series [104th of 138]
Library books 2,407,000 [39th of 81]
    Library books (per capita) 225.628 per 1,000 people [43rd of 81]
Library employees 486 [16th of 68]
    Library employees (per capita) 0.0455568 per 1,000 people [19th of 68]
Library members 605,000 [6th of 68]
    Library members (per capita) 56.7117 per 1,000 people [9th of 68]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 96.5% Time series [47th of 157]
Literacy > Male 98.6% Time series [42nd of 156]
Literacy > Total population 97.5% Time series [45th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 94.24 % Time series [32nd of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 97.81 % Time series [28th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 95.99 % Time series [32nd of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 98.99 % Time series [31st of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.89 % Time series [30th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 98.94 % Time series [31st of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 98.9% Time series [11th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 98.9% Time series [10th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 99% Time series [10th of 138]
Mathematical literacy 447 [25th of 27]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 96.29 % Time series [2nd of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 96.48 % Time series [2nd of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 96.11 % Time series [3rd of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 100 % Time series [8th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 99.51 % Time series [5th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.75 % Time series [7th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 101.13 % Time series [30th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 103.39 % Time series [20th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 102.3 % Time series [22nd of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [70th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 657,492 Time series [85th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.059 per capita Time series [150th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.24 % female Time series [97th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 58,395 Time series [53rd of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 5.279 per 1,000 people Time series [58th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 62.24 % female Time series [96th of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 6% [75th of 99]
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $23,619.00 [16th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Salary multiplier with 15 years experience 1.2 [19th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Starting $19,327.00 [13th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita $23,619.00 [16th of 22]
Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years $30.00 per hour [17th of 22]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.3 [82nd of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 5.6 [92nd of 131]
Progression to secondary level 104 [2nd of 97]
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 93% [22nd of 37]
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 94% [10th of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 66% [26th of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 0% [24th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 13% [28th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 77% [1st of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 16% [22nd of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 68% [1st of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 0% [31st of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 56% [1st of 37]
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 8
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 6
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 15
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 11% [29th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mother tongue 12% [31st of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion 6
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 10% [25th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 10% [28th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 5
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 1
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4 % Time series [80th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 7.98 % Time series [66th of 103]
Public spending on private institutions 1.1% [29th of 29]
Public spending on public institutions 98.9% [2nd of 31]
Public spending per student > Primary level 16 [47th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 17.9 [74th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 26.7 [93rd of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.26 Time series [137th of 159]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 12.7 [160th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 10.3 [109th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 117.29 Time series [63rd of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.88 Time series [65th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.54 Time series [71st of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 105.28 % Time series [36th of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.1 % Time series [33rd of 123]
Reading literacy 474 [24th of 27]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 66.23 % gross Time series [56th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 66.94 % gross Time series [55th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 65.57 % gross Time series [54th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 101.56 % gross Time series [90th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 99.35 % net Time series [4th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 100.97 % gross Time series [89th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 98.95 % net Time series [7th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 102.12 % gross Time series [100th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.74 % net Time series [4th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 7.48 % Time series [68th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 96.28 % gross Time series [40th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 86.55 % net Time series [34th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 96.55 % gross Time series [41st of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 88.39 % net Time series [28th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 96.03 % gross Time series [37th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 84.84 % net Time series [36th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 5.86 % Time series [78th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 79.38 % gross Time series [7th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 86 % gross Time series [10th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 73.33 % gross Time series [4th of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 14.4 years [27th of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 14.2 years [24th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years Time series [8th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 17 years Time series [15th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 17 years Time series [8th of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 14.3 years [26th of 110]
Schools connected to the Internet > % 59 % Time series [22nd of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles 3,770 Time series [25th of 175]
Scientific literacy 461 [24th of 27]
Secondary education, general pupils 571,242 Time series [63rd of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.052 per 1,000 people Time series [124th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 695,838 Time series [61st of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.063 per capita Time series [114th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.27 % female Time series [83rd of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 83,848 Time series [38th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 7.58 per 1,000 people Time series [32nd of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 55.69 % female Time series [61st of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 124,596 Time series [48th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 11.264 per 1,000 people Time series [56th of 183]
Spending per primary school student $2,368.00 per student [18th of 21]
    Spending per primary school student (per $ GDP) $0.00 per student per $1,000 [10th of 21]
Spending per secondary school student $3,287.00 per student [18th of 21]
    Spending per secondary school student (per $ GDP) $0.00 per student per $1,000 [10th of 21]
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 83% [26th of 28]
Students from households with calculator > Age 9 56% [14th of 16]
Students from households with computer > Age 13 28% [24th of 28]
Students from households with computer > Age 9 21% [14th of 16]
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 96% [11th of 28]
Students from households with dictionary > Age 9 85% [5th of 16]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 71% [23rd of 28]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 9 49% [12th of 16]
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 92% [15th of 28]
Students from households with study desk > Age 9 82% [7th of 16]
Students living with mother > Age 13 96% [6th of 28]
Students living with mother > Age 9 95% [5th of 16]
Students whose father has secondary education 40%
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 37%
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 13 99% [1st of 24]
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9 14% [11th of 15]
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 13% [23rd of 24]
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9 100% [3rd of 15]
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 13.5 years experience [28th of 29]
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9 16.8 years experience [11th of 17]
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 38 weeks per year [22nd of 36]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year [10th of 36]
Tertiary enrollment 42.3% [33rd of 151]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 34.2 % Time series [38th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 31 % Time series [32nd of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 39.2 % Time series [31st of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 50 % Time series [28th of 77]
Universities > Top 500 2 [32nd of 38]
    Universities > Top 500 (per $ GDP) 0.01 per $1 billion of GDP [25th of 37]
    Universities > Top 500 (per capita) 0.187 per capita [25th of 38]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 1 Time series [19th of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both
Young longtext readers 21.8 [15th of 27]
Young shorttext readers 21.5 [14th of 27]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002; Wikipedia: Committee on Culture and Education ; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; The Geography Zone; TIMSS; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; OECD; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2001); Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Greece, Hellenic Republic, Elliniki Dhimokratia, Ellas or Ellada

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