School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Greece
Greece: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 19.46 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Greece, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Greece recorded 19.46 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Greece peaked at 19.46 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.67 years, in 1971.
That places Greece 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Greece, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.67 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.99 years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 10.2 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 10.41 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 10.57 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 10.8 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 10.92 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 10.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 10.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 11.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 11.31 years | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 11.57 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 11.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 12.04 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 12.28 years | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 12.4 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 12.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 12.38 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 12.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 12.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.81 years | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 12.73 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 12.65 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 12.93 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 13.06 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 13.24 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 14.04 years | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 14.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.42 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 14.88 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 15.37 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 15.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.69 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 16.28 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 16.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.83 years | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 16.78 years | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 16.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.17 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 17.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 17.79 years | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 18.55 years | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 19.04 years | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 19.46 years | +2.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 19.46 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.69 years, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greece's 19.46 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.97 years, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.5 years | 9.67 years | 10.98 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.94 years | 11.01 years | 12.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1 years | 12.34 years | 14.06 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.53 years | 14.42 years | 16.41 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.88 years | 16.78 years | 19.46 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More gender data for Greece
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,138 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,584 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,584 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2295 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Greece?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Greece was 19.46 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 19.46 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.67 years in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Greece ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.