Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Greece
Greece: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Greece, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Greece is 1.03 index, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Greece peaked at 1.09 index in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.9268 index, in 1981.
Greece ranks 105th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Greece, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9268 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9288 index | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9303 index | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.934 index | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9454 index | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9627 index | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9807 index | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1 index | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.02 index | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.04 index | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.05 index | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.06 index | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.06 index | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.07 index | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.08 index | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.08 index | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.09 index | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.09 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.09 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.09 index | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 index | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.08 index | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.08 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.07 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.07 index | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.06 index | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.06 index | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.06 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 index | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 index | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 index | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.04 index | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.03 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 index, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.03 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 index, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9593 index | 0.9268 index | 1.02 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.07 index | 1.04 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 index | 1.06 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1.04 index | 6 |
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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Greece?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Greece was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 index in 1997.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9268 index in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Greece ranks 105th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.