Labor force with advanced education, male in Greece
Greece: Labor force with advanced education, male was 74.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, male in Greece, 1987–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education, male in Greece is 74.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Greece peaked at 82.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2014.
That places Greece 112th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 82.2% | — |
| 1988 | 80.7% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 81.5% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 81.1% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 80.6% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 78.8% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 80.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 82.4% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.5% | 80.7% | 82.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 78.8% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 80.1% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 74.0% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 74.1% | 74.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Greece?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Greece was 74.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Greece ranks 112th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).