Labor force with advanced education in Greece
Greece: Labor force with advanced education was 74.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in Greece, 1987–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Greece recorded 74.3% for labor force with advanced education in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Greece peaked at 82.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2021.
That places Greece 90th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 80.4% | — |
| 1988 | 78.1% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 80.4% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 78.8% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 77.4% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 78.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 79.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.6% | 78.1% | 80.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 79.5% | 77.4% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 80.0% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 74.9% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 73.7% | 74.6% | 5 |
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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)
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- 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 labor force with advanced education in Greece?
- Labor force with advanced education in Greece was 74.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Greece ranks 90th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 (% of total 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).