School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Greece

Greece: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) was 19.55 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
19.55 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
2nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
19.55 years
in 2018
All-time low
11.1 years
in 1971
Years of data
44
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Greece, 1971–2018

051015201971199420181971: 11.1 years1972: 11.4 years1973: 11.6 years1974: 11.9 years1975: 12 years1976: 12.1 years1977: 12.1 years1978: 12 years1979: 11.9 years1980: 11.8 years1981: 11.9 years1982: 12 years1983: 11.8 years1984: 12.1 years1985: 12.3 years1986: 12.4 years1987: 12.5 years1988: 12.5 years1989: 12.5 years1990: 12.4 years1992: 12.9 years1993: 12.6 years1994: 13 years1995: 12.7 years1996: 12.9 years1997: 13 years1998: 13.6 years1999: 13.5 years2000: 13.9 years2001: 14.2 years2002: 14.8 years2003: 15 years2004: 15.3 years2005: 16.1 years2006: 16.3 years2007: 15.9 years2010: 16.7 years2011: 16.8 years2012: 17.2 years2013: 17.4 years2014: 18 years2016: 18.7 years2017: 19.2 years2018: 19.5 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Greece is 19.55 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Greece peaked at 19.55 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.1 years, in 1971.

Greece ranks 2nd of 175 countries on this measure, 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, male (years) (male Data) in Greece, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Greece, 1971 to 2018.
Year years Change
1971 11.1 years —
1972 11.43 years +3.0%
1973 11.63 years +1.8%
1974 11.86 years +2.0%
1975 12.04 years +1.5%
1976 12.13 years +0.7%
1977 12.14 years +0.1%
1978 11.98 years -1.3%
1979 11.86 years -1.0%
1980 11.83 years -0.3%
1981 11.88 years +0.4%
1982 12.04 years +1.3%
1983 11.81 years -1.9%
1984 12.06 years +2.1%
1985 12.25 years +1.6%
1986 12.41 years +1.3%
1987 12.52 years +0.9%
1988 12.53 years +0.1%
1989 12.51 years -0.2%
1990 12.42 years -0.8%
1992 12.86 years +3.6%
1993 12.55 years -2.4%
1994 12.96 years +3.2%
1995 12.65 years -2.4%
1996 12.88 years +1.8%
1997 13.04 years +1.2%
1998 13.6 years +4.3%
1999 13.5 years -0.7%
2000 13.9 years +3.0%
2001 14.17 years +1.9%
2002 14.84 years +4.7%
2003 14.96 years +0.8%
2004 15.3 years +2.3%
2005 16.1 years +5.2%
2006 16.35 years +1.5%
2007 15.9 years -2.7%
2010 16.75 years +5.3%
2011 16.84 years +0.6%
2012 17.18 years +2.0%
2013 17.38 years +1.2%
2014 18 years +3.6%
2016 18.74 years +4.1%
2017 19.17 years +2.3%
2018 19.55 years +2.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 19.55 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.66 years, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 19.55 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.34 years, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.8 years 11.1 years 12.14 years 9
1980s 12.19 years 11.81 years 12.53 years 10
1990s 12.94 years 12.42 years 13.6 years 9
2000s 15.19 years 13.9 years 16.35 years 8
2010s 17.95 years 16.75 years 19.55 years 8

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 1 Australia 19.94 years compare
  2. 3 Ireland 19.26 years compare
  3. 4 Sweden 18.71 years compare
  4. 5 Turkey 18.7 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Greece?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Greece was 19.55 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 19.55 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 11.1 years in 1971.
How does Greece rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Greece ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.