Education in Evros (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, Greece): official figures
32.0% of the labour force in Evros held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 12th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Evros have a degree?
23,881 residents of Evros held a university-level degree in 2021, 178 per 1,000 residents; 4,309 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 662 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Evros?
Unemployment among graduates in Evros was 10.7% at the 2021 census, compared with 13.4% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Evros?
The 2021 census recorded 3,215 people in Evros who cannot read or write, 24.0 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Evros?
6,937 pupils were enrolled in 57 primary schools in Evros at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 914 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Evros?
Primary schools in Evros had 7.6 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 14th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Evros?
Evros had 25 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 4,060 pupils and 517 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.9 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Evros?
70 gymnasium pupils in Evros dropped out during 2023/24, 1.69% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, the highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 11.1% of the labour force in Evros had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 43 primary pupils in Evros stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Evros compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Evros ranks 12 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Achaia | 34.7% |
| 10 | Magnisia, Sporades | 33.2% |
| 11 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 32.9% |
| 12 | Evros | 32.0% |
| 13 | Grevena, Kozani | 32.0% |
| 14 | Chania | 31.5% |
| 15 | Irakleio | 31.0% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Evros ranks 36 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Korinthia | 11.0% |
| 34 | Larisa | 11.0% |
| 35 | Voiotia | 10.8% |
| 36 | Evros | 10.7% |
| 37 | Ioannina | 10.7% |
| 38 | Kerkyra | 10.5% |
| 39 | Lesvos, Limnos | 10.5% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Evros ranks 14 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Argolida, Arkadia | 7.7 |
| 12 | Korinthia | 7.6 |
| 13 | Achaia | 7.6 |
| 14 | Evros | 7.6 |
| 15 | Lakonia, Messinia | 7.4 |
| 16 | Thasos, Kavala | 7.4 |
| 17 | Ileia | 7.2 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Evros ranks 1 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evros | 1.69% |
| 2 | Serres | 1.67% |
| 3 | Voiotia | 1.46% |
| 4 | Drama | 1.41% |
| 5 | Evvoia | 1.30% |
| 6 | Arta, Preveza | 1.26% |
| 7 | Imathia | 1.24% |
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Sources
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT): 2021 Population-Housing Census tables SAM04 A01 (residents by sex, education and activity status, regional units), SAM04 B03 (same, municipalities), SAM05 A01 (conventional dwellings by occupancy, period of construction and building type), SAM05 A07 (occupied dwellings by floor space per person) and SAM05 B02 (occupied dwellings by tenure), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 86872ba6c2c0…)
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT): Primary schools (SED12 tables 01L, 04L, 13L, 14L) and lower secondary schools / gymnasia (SED21 tables 01L, 04AL, 08L, 09L) by region and prefecture, end of school year 2023/24, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ed8244b2e393…)
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