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Education

1. : (): M,
, 2003/04 - 2013/14
2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

Table 1. Greece: Primary education (kindergartens): Pupils, school units and

teaching staff, end of school years 2003/04 - 2013/14

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

(1)

5,646
11,543
141,008

5,676
12,012
142,369

5,672
12,334
143,637

5,693
12,717
143,716

5,768
13,242
150,079

5,979
13,652
158,290

6,064
13,931
159,502

6,027
13,986
166,233

5,861
14,018
165,931

5,792
13,853
166,576

5,606
13,511
160,994

School units
Teaching staff(1)
Pupils

(1)

5,535
11,298
136,222
12.1

5,557
11,752
137,770
11.7

5,553
12,091
139,199
11.5

5,576
12,473
139,226
11.2

5,629
12,942
144,421
11.2

5,660
13,087
147,692
11.3

5,658
13,258
147,606
11.1

5,572
13,278
154,217
11.6

5,401
13,320
154,396
11.6

5,309
13,155
155,451
11.8

5,161
12,877
151,019
11.7

Public
School units
Teaching staff(1)
Pupils
Pupils per kindergartner

111
245
4,786
19.5

119
260
4,599
17.7

119
243
4,438
18.3

117
244
4,490
18.4

139
300
5,658
18.9

319
565
10,598
18.8

406
673
11,896
17.7

455
708
12,016
17.0

460
698
11,535
16.5

483
698
11,035
15.8

445
634
9,975
15.7

Private
School units
Teaching staff
Pupils
Pupils per kindergartner

: .
(1) , . ,
20 ( , , .) , .

Source: Social Statistics Division ELSTAT.

(1) Also including "absent teachers", but only for public kindergartens. "Absent teachers" are the teachers with a fixed post in the school unit who are
absent for more than 20 working days (due to illness, training, maternity leave, etc.) and their replacement is pending, as well as the teachers who are
seconded to other administrative posts of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs or elsewhere.

()
Pupils per kindergartner (kindergartens)
22.0
20.0

Public kindergartens
Private kindergartens

18.0
16.0
14.0
12.0
10.0
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

60

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, 2003/04 - 2013/14
2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

Table 2. Greece: Primary education (primary schools): Pupils, school units and
teaching staff, end of school years 2003/04 - 2013/14

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

(1)

5,854
60,770
654,780

5,778
62,882
647,543

5,675
64,416
643,200

5,594
67,342
639,961

5,546
68,043
637,309

5,496
69,018
637,476

5,440
70,475
635,935

5,356
69,985
634,048

4,746
67,314
633,291

4,698
65,557
630,043

4,633
65,329
625,165

School units
Teaching staff(1)
Pupils

(1)

5,471
57,305
605,961
10.6

5,398
59,387
599,843
10.1

5,297
60,814
596,652
9.8

5,220
63,513
593,583
9.3

5,174
64,058
590,491
9.2

5,127
64,977
590,640
9.0

5,075
66,409
589,578
8.9

4,991
66,018
590,203
8.9

4,392
63,396
590,070
9.3

4,350
61,726
588,832
9.5

4,313
61,582
586,111
9.5

Public
School units
Teaching staff(1)
Pupils
Pupils per teacher

383
3,465
48,819
14.1

380
3,495
47,700
13.6

378
3,602
46,548
12.9

374
3,829
46,378
12.1

372
3,985
46,818
11.7

369
4,041
46,836
11.6

365
4,066
46,357
11.4

365
3,967
43,845
11.5

354
3,918
43,221
11.0

348
3,831
41,211
10.8

320
3,747
39,054
10.4

Private
School units
Teaching staff
Pupils
Pupils per teacher

: .
(1) , , , , . . , 20
( , , .) , .

Source: Social Statistics Division ELSTAT.

(1) Including teachers, other teaching staff e.g. foreign language teachers, music teachers, etc. "Absent teachers" are included only for public schools. "Absent teachers" are the teachers with a fixed post in the school unit who are absent for more than 20 working days (due to illness, training, maternity
leave, etc.) and their replacement is pending, as well as the teachers who are seconded to other administrative posts of the Ministry of Education and
Religious Affairs or elsewhere.

( )
Pupils per teacher (primary schools)
16.0

14.0

Public schools
Private schools

12.0

10.0

8.0

6.0
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

62

63

Education

3. : (): ,
, 2003/04 - 2013/14
2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

Table 3. Greece: Secondary education (lower secondary schools): Pupils, school units and
teaching staff, end of school years 2003/04 - 2013/14

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

1,918
43,924
323,333

(1)

2013/14

Total

1,904
45,446
325,151

1,946
46,923
334,235

1,958
49,101
343,765

1,957
50,200
341,107

1,968
51,858
341,315

1,965
52,605
336,938

1,928
49,039
332,005

1,829
45,273
324,402

1,827
42,665
319,950

1,794
38,655
310,389

School units
Teaching staff(1)
Pupils

Day schools

(1)

1,735
40,617
296,734
7.3

1,722
42,138
299,141
7.1

1,756
43,449
307,822
7.1

1,766
45,609
316,960
6.9

1,768
46,745
314,547
6.7

1,775
48,332
314,413
6.5

1,775
49,202
311,582
6.3

1,747
45,875
308,697
6.7

1,657
42,226
302,116
7.2

1,659
39,800
299,571
7.5

1,625
35,908
291,458
8.1

Public
School units
Teaching staff(1)
Pupils
Pupils per teacher

100
2,247
15,864
7.1

102
2,260
16,105
7.1

107
2,405
16,987
7.1

107
2,463
18,157
7.4

103
2,448
18,610
7.6

105
2,487
18,939
7.6

102
2,383
17,966
7.5

99
2,262
16,328
7.2

99
2,197
16,182
7.4

98
2,080
15,087
7.3

98
2,010
14,042
7.0

Private
School units
Teaching staff
Pupils
Pupils per teacher

Public
School units
Teaching staff(1)
Pupils
Pupils per teacher

Evening schools

(1)

76
1,010
10,484
10.4

75
999
9,720
9.7

78
1,028
9,269
9.0

81
997
8,554
8.6

83
982
7,844
8.0

84
1,003
7,829
7.8

85
1,006
7,293
7.2

79
887
6,909
7.8

72
845
6,069
7.2

70
785
5,292
6.7

71
737
4,889
6.6

7
50
251
5.0

5
49
185
3.8

5
41
157
3.8

4
32
94
2.9

3
25
106
4.2

4
36
134
3.7

3
14
97
6.9

3
15
71
4.7

1
5
35
7.0

: .
(1) . ,
20 ( , , .) , .

Private
School units
Teaching staff
Pupils
Pupils per teacher

Source: Social Statistics Division ELSTAT.

(1) Also including "absent teachers", but only for public lower secondary schools. "Absent teachers" are the teachers with a fixed post in the school unit
who are absent for more than 20 working days (due to illness, training, maternity leave, etc.) and their replacement is pending, as well as the teachers
who are seconded to other administrative posts of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs or elsewhere.

()
Pupils per teacher (lower secondary schools)
12.0

10.0

Public day schools

Private day schools
Public evening schools
Private evening schools

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

64

65

Education

4. : ( ): ,
, 2003/04 - 2013/14
2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

Table 4. Greece: Secondary education (general upper secondary schools): Pupils, school units and
teaching staff, end of school years 2003/04 - 2013/14

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

(1)

1,290
26,503
233,723

1,312
28,034
235,097

2013/14

Total
1,352
30,271
238,975

1,361
29,131
232,926

1,369
30,158
239,652

1,367
30,683
241,726

1,361
31,018
247,441

1,338
29,837
247,220

1,320
27,672
247,717

1,318
27,327
245,892

1,306
24,345
241,905

School units
Teaching staff(1)
Pupils

Day schools

(1)

1,129
23,832
209,372
8.8

1,146
25,333
211,248
8.3

1,175
27,300
214,606
7.9

1,179
26,394
209,527
7.9

1,191
27,447
216,346
7.9

1,191
28,051
218,033
7.8

1,192
28,514
223,913
7.9

1,175
27,365
225,010
8.2

1,159
25,318
226,129
8.9

1,155
25,012
225,189
9.0

1,145
22,183
222,441
10.0

Public
School units
Teaching staff(1)
Pupils
Pupils per teacher

92
2,018
15,598
7.7

94
1,971
15,441
7.8

101
2,126
15,999
7.5

104
2,067
15,436
7.5

101
2,006
15,762
7.9

99
1,893
15,818
8.4

92
1,789
15,233
8.5

91
1,739
15,280
8.8

90
1,834
15,344
8.4

91
1,741
14,696
8.4

92
1,709
13,875
8.1

Private
School units
Teaching staff
Pupils
Pupils per teacher

Evening schools

(1)

62
596
8,158
13.7

66
681
7,886
11.6

71
799
7,913
9.9

73
634
7,534
11.9

73
675
7,181
10.6

73
705
7,474
10.6

73
683
7,853
11.5

69
650
6,583
10.1

69
499
6,016
12.1

70
555
5,809
10.5

68
442
5,492
12.4

Public
School units
Teaching staff(1)
Pupils
Pupils per teacher

7
57
595
10.4

6
49
522
10.7

5
46
457
9.9

5
36
389
10.8

4
30
363
12.1

4
34
401
11.8

4
32
442
13.8

3
29
347
12.0

2
21
228
10.9

2
19
198
10.4

1
11
97
8.8

Private
School units
Teaching staff
Pupils
Pupils per teacher

: .
(1) . , 20 ( , , .)
,
.

Source: Social Statistics Division ELSTAT.

(1) Also including "absent teachers", but only for public general upper secondary schools. "Absent teachers" are the teachers with a fixed post in the school
unit who are absent for more than 20 working days (due to illness, training, maternity leave, etc.) and their replacement is pending, as well as the
teachers who are seconded to other administrative posts of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs or elsewhere.

( )
Pupils per teacher (general upper secondary schools)
16.0

14.0

Public day schools

Private day schools
Public evening schools
Private evening schools

12.0

10.0

8.0

6.0
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

66

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Education

5. : ( ): ,
, 2003/04 - 2013/14
2003/04
(1)
(2)

11,571
139,097
14,407

2004/05
11,578
137,627
16,931

2005/06
11,475
140,987
17,618

2006/07
10,741
128,974
16,350

2007/08

Table 5. Greece: Tertiary education (technical sector): Teaching staff,

students and graduates, end of academic years 2003/04 - 2013/14
2008/09

10,844
118,347
18,113

10,897
106,390
18,998

2009/10

2010/11

11,337
97,310
19,742

2011/12

10,245
111,909
19,017

(3)
6,826
106,104
19,253

2012/13

2013/14

(3)
5,487
107,519
18,707

(3)

4,004
99,389
18,560

Teaching staff(1)
Students(2)
Graduates

: .
(1) .
(2) :
56,122 2003/04, 67,315 2004/05, 78,496 2005/06, 88,393 2006/07, 94,674 2007/08, 104,834 2008/09,
115,736 2009/10, 110,748 2010/11, 115,809 2011/12,106,295 2012/13 104,872 2013/14.
(3) , , (. 3986/2011, 37, . 3).

Source: Social Statistics Division ELSTAT.

(1) It refers to the teaching staff who is appointed to and teaches in the specific department.
(2) Excluding the students who have completed the years of attendance as stipulated in relevant legislation, but still have to take an exam for some course
and who were: 56,122 for 2003/04, 67,315 for 2004/05, 78,496 for 2005/06, 88,393 for 2006/07, 94,674 for 2007/08, 104,834 for 2008/09, 115,736 for
2009/10, 110,748 for 2010/11, 115,809 for 2011/12, 106,295 for 2012/13 and 104,872 for 2013/14.
(3) The reduction mostly refers to the personnel under limited time contract (Law 3986/2011, article 37, par. 3).

: -
Students: higher technical education - universities

-
Postgraduate students - Doctoral students

180,000

40,000
35,000

160,000

30,000

Universities
Higher technical education

140,000

25,000

120,000
20,000

100,000

Postgraduate students
Doctoral students

15,000
10,000

80,000
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

6. : ( ): ,
, 2003/04 - 2013/14
2003/04
(1)

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

Table 6. Greece: Tertiary education (universities): Teaching staff, students and

graduates, end of academic years 2003/04 - 2013/14

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14
Teaching staff(1)

11,074

11,794

12,684

13,143

13,328

13,722

13,299

12,626

11,531

11,076

10,801

169,188
28,113

168,660
34,489

170,629
32,781

166,960
29,483

165,463
33,719

163,718
31,353

165,443
31,602

168,478
31,711

168,804
31,516

168,637
32,430

174,039
32,982

(3)

16,972
4,283

21,990
5,425

24,165
6,191

26,508
7,067

27,497
7,578

30,346
8,352

31,071
8,127

32.247
8,366

32,255
9,695

33,687
8,900

36,572
9,231

Postgraduate students
Master's degree holders(3)

12,169
949

16,572
1,589

18,193
1,187

21,641
2,348

21,547
1,404

23,841
1,797

22,636
1,892

22,563
1,685

23,371
1,726

22,931
1,522

23,795
1,596

Doctoral students
Doctorate holders

(2)

: .
(1) .
(2) :
106,925 2003/04, 117,694 2004/05, 139,493 2005/06,155,595 2006/07, 161,591 2007/08, 173,161 2008/09,
176,393 2009/10, 178,826 2010/11,183,986 2011/12, 182.034 2012/13 193,207 2013/14.
(3) MSc, MA, MBA .

68

Students(2)
Graduates

Source: Social Statistics Division ELSTAT.

(1) It refers to the teaching staff who is appointed to and teaches in the specific department.
(2) Excluding the students who have completed the years of attendance as stipulated in relevant legislation, but still have to take an exam for some course
and who were: 106,925 for 2003/04, 117,694 for 2004/05, 139,493 for 2005/06, 155,595 for 2006/07, 161,591 for 2007/08, 173,161 for 2008/09,
176,393 for 2009/10, 178,826 for 2010/11, 183,986 for 2011/12, 182.034 for 2012/13 and 193,207 for 2013/14.
(3) MSc, MA, MBA, etc.

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7. : 18 - 24 (1), 2003 - 2014

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Table 7. Greece: Early school leavers aged 18 - 24(1), 2003 - 2014

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

193,769
19.3

178,375
17.9

161,107
16.7

146,195
15.7

135,209
15.2

129,341
15.1

123,962
14.9

109,115
13.5

100,399
12.9

87,317
11.3

76,342
10.1

68,165
9.0

Total
%

122,870
24.4

109,834
22.1

103,339
21.4

94,872
20,2

85,113
19.0

81,448
18.8

77,592
18.7

65,932
16.4

60,801
15.8

52,633
13.7

47,736
12.7

43,267
11.5

Male
%

70,899
14.1

68,541
13.7

57,767
12.0

51,322
11.1

50,096
11.4

47,893
11.3

46,370
11.2

43,183
10.6

39,598
10.0

34,684
8.9

28,606
7.5

24,899
6.6

Female
%

: .
: , 2001 ,
2011.
(1) 18 - 24
( ISCED 3c). 18 - 24 . Europe 2020,
, 2020, 10%.

Source: Population and Labour Market Statistics Division ELSTAT.

Note: The results of the Labour Force Survey have been revised, from 2001 onwards, on the basis of population estimates which derived from the results
of the 2011 Population Census.
(1) Early school leavers: percentage of the population aged 18 - 24 having completed at most lower secondary education (ISCED 3c) and not in further education or training. The percentage of early school leavers is computed over the total population aged 18 - 24. According to Europe 2020 strategy, by
2020, this percentage should not exceed 10%.

8. : 30 - 34 (1), 2003 - 2014

Table 8. Greece: Persons aged 30 - 34 years(1) who have completed tertiary education, 2003 - 2014

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

192,544
23.0

212,777
25.1

216,689
25.5

228,184
26.9

224,616
26.3

221,396
25.7

227,470
26.6

242,341
28.6

241,102
29.1

253,144
31.2

278,860
34.9

289,336
37.2

Total
%

90,411
22.0

100,727
23.6

100,691
23.6

107,206
25.5

106,987
25.4

101,672
23.7

102,615
24.3

112,532
26.2

110,964
26.8

113,031
28.1

124,030
30.8

129,632
32.9

Male
%

102,133
24.1

112,050
26.7

115,998
27.5

120,978
28.2

117,629
27.2

119,724
27.8

124,855
29.0

129,809
31.1

130,138
31.5

140,113
34.2

154,830
39.0

159,704
41.6

Female
%

: .
: , 2001 ,
2011.
(1) Europe 2020, 30 - 34 , ,
40%.

Source: Population and Labour Market Statistics Division ELSTAT.

Note: The results of the Labour Force Survey have been revised, from 2001 onwards, on the basis of population estimates which derived from the results
of the 2011 Population Census.
(1) According to Europe 2020 strategy, the percentage of people aged 30 - 34 who have completed tertiary education should be at least 40%.

30 - 34 (%)
Persons aged 30 - 34 years who have completed tertiary education (%)
40.0
35.0
30.0
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
2003

70

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

71

Education

9. EE: (1), 2001 - 2012

2001

2002

2003

2004

Table 9. EU: School expectancy(1), 2001 - 2012

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Countries

2012

17.0

17.2

17.4

17.0

17.2

17.3

17.4

17.5

17.6

17.6

EU-28

15.6
19.0
16.5
17.3
15.3
17.4
16.4
16.9
16.3
13.4
16.3
16.4
13.8
14.3
17.3
16.6
14.8
17.4
19.1

15.9
19.2
16.5
17.1
16.0
17.6
:
16.9
16.5
13.8
16.8
17.0
13.8
14.3
17.2
16.5
14.9
17.7
19.2

16.0
19.4
16.6
17.2
16.1
18.1
:
16.8
16.8
14.1
17.6
17.7
14.2
14.6
17.3
16.7
15.2
17.9
19.4

16.2
19.2
16.6
17.4
16.4
18.4
:
17.0
17.1
14.3
18.0
18.2
14.1
15.3
17.3
16.8
15.7
18.0
19.7

16.3
16.5
16.5
17.4
17.1
18.7
:
17.1
17.1
14.3
18.3
18.6
13.8
15.3
17.4
16.8
16.0
18.3
20.2

16.5
19.6
16.5
17.5
17.3
18.5
:
17.0
17.3
14.4
18.3
19.0
14.3
15.0
17.6
16.5
16.1
18.4
20.4

16.4
19.6
16.4
17.5
16.8
18.3
17.1
17.0
17.3
14.4
18.1
19.0
13.9
14.8
17.7
16.8
16.4
18.3
20.5

16.6
19.6
16.4
17.6
17.3
18.1
16.8
16.9
17.3
14.7
18.1
19.0
14.0
15.0
17.8
18.3
16.5
18.5
20.5

16.8
19.6
16.3
17.7
:
18.2
16.6
17.0
17.3
15.1
18.2
19.2
14.0
15.3
17.9
18.7
16.5
18.4
20.4

17.1
19.7
16.4
17.9
17.9
18.0
17.1
17.4
17.3
15.0
18.0
19.1
14.1
15.8
18.0
18.6
16.6
18.5
20.5

17.1
19.6
16.5
18.1
18.1
18.2
17.3
17.7
17.3
14.9
18.1
19.1
15.0
15.0
19.0
18.4
16.5
18.4
20.6

17.2
19.6
16.5
18.2
18.3
18.1
17.5
17.9
17.1
14.9
17.9
18.9
15.1
15.2
19.1
18.0
16.4
18.5
20.5

Eurozone
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Greece
Estonia
Ireland
Spain
Italy
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Finland

14.2
17.9
19.0
:
16.3
16.9
14.1
19.8
15.9

14.6
18.0
20.4
:
16.7
17.1
14.7
19.8
16.3

15.1
18.2
19.9
:
17.1
17.3
15.3
19.9
16.6

15.3
18.9
20.3
15.2
17.5
17.1
15.5
20.0
17.0

15.5
19.0
20.4
15.5
17.7
17.8
15.8
20.0
17.2

15.6
18.9
16.2
15.6
17.8
17.8
16.1
20.0
17.2

16.0
19.0
16.1
15.7
17.8
17.8
16.6
19.8
17.4

16.0
18.8
16.2
15.8
17.7
17.8
17.6
19.5
17.6

16.0
18.8
16.4
15.8
17.6
18.0
18.0
19.6
17.8

16.2
19.2
16.7
16.2
17.6
18.1
17.9
19.9
18.0

16.4
19.6
16.6
16.2
17.7
18.1
17.5
19.8
18.1

16.4
19.8
16.6
16.4
17.7
18.3
16.9
19.9
18.1

Non-Eurozone
Bulgaria
Denmark
United Kingdom
Croatia
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Sweden
Czech Republic

EE-28

: Eurostat.
(1)
5 .
, : 10 1 ,
10 ( ). 50%,
10 6 .
: .

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Source: Eurostat.
(1) School expectancy corresponds to the expected years of education over a lifetime and has been calculated adding the single-year enrolment rates for
all ages from the age of 5 years and over. To illustrate the meaning of school expectancy, let us take an example: school expectancy for the age of 10
would be one year, if all 10-year-old students (in the year of the data collection) were enrolled. If only 50 % of 10-year-old students were enrolled, school
expectancy for the age of 10 would be half a year.
: Not available.

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