Employment rates by educational … citizenship NUTS 2 region in Greece
Greece: Employment rates by educational … citizenship NUTS 2 region was 64.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
64.6%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
39th
of 48 countries
All-time high
64.6%
in 2025
All-time low
48.8%
in 2013
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Greece, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Greece is 64.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Greece peaked at 64.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2013.
That places Greece 39th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Employment rates by educational … citizenship NUTS 2 region in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 56.0% | — |
| 2000 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 56.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 64.6% | +2.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 64.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.8%, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 64.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.1%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 56.5% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 48.8% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 56.3% | 64.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More work & labour data for Greece
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6524 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Greece?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Greece was 64.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Greece ranks 39th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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