Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Greece
Greece: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 70.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Greece, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 70.9% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Greece peaked at 70.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 1995.
That places Greece 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 60.1% | — |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 60.8% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 63.0% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.7% | 60.1% | 63.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 63.3% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 67.3% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 67.3% | 70.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Greece?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Greece was 70.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Greece ranks 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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