Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Greece

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Greece was 165.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 1.3 pts from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 26 EU countries in 2023.

2023165.1%
Change on 2022-1.3 pts
Rank1st of 26EU countries ranked
Series high166.42022
Series low52.72000

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Greece, 2000 to 2023

507510012515017520002003200620112014201820232000: 52.7 %2001: 59.9 %2002: 66.9 %2003: 72.9 %2004: 80.4 %2005: 90.3 %2006: 95.1 %2007: 90.5 %2010: 101.7 %2011: 105.8 %2012: 110.1 %2013: 112.7 %2014: 119.1 %2016: 131.4 %2017: 135.3 %2018: 141 %2019: 144 %2020: 143.7 %2021: 150.6 %2022: 166.4 %2023: 165.1 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 21 values
Period%
2023165.1
2022166.4
2021150.6
2020143.7
2019144
2018141
2017135.3
2016131.4
2014119.1
2013112.7
2012110.1
2011105.8
2010101.7
200790.5
200695.1
200590.3
200480.4
200372.9
200266.9
200159.9
200052.7

Rankings

Definition

Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Greece?

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Greece was 165.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 1.3 pts from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 26 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Greece?

166.4% in 2022, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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