Education in Rodopi (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, Greece): official figures
26.4% of the labour force in Rodopi held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 17th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Rodopi have a degree?
14,789 residents of Rodopi held a university-level degree in 2021, 142 per 1,000 residents; 2,602 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 393 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Rodopi?
Unemployment among graduates in Rodopi was 13.3% at the 2021 census, compared with 16.6% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Rodopi?
The 2021 census recorded 3,640 people in Rodopi who cannot read or write, 34.9 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Rodopi?
4,882 pupils were enrolled in 72 primary schools in Rodopi at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 739 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Rodopi?
Primary schools in Rodopi had 6.6 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 21st lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Rodopi?
Rodopi had 13 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 2,857 pupils and 377 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.6 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Rodopi?
32 gymnasium pupils in Rodopi dropped out during 2023/24, 1.11% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 12th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 30.8% of the labour force in Rodopi had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 32 primary pupils in Rodopi stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Rodopi compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Rodopi ranks 36 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Imathia | 27.2% |
| 34 | Evvoia | 27.0% |
| 35 | Xanthi | 26.5% |
| 36 | Rodopi | 26.4% |
| 37 | Korinthia | 26.4% |
| 38 | Thesprotia | 26.1% |
| 39 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 25.6% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Rodopi ranks 12 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Evrytania | 13.5% |
| 10 | Chalkidiki | 13.4% |
| 11 | Ileia | 13.4% |
| 12 | Rodopi | 13.3% |
| 13 | Serres | 13.3% |
| 14 | Drama | 13.1% |
| 15 | Arta, Preveza | 12.9% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Rodopi ranks 28 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Chalkidiki | 6.7 |
| 26 | Kerkyra | 6.6 |
| 27 | Imathia | 6.6 |
| 28 | Rodopi | 6.6 |
| 29 | Arta, Preveza | 6.6 |
| 30 | Drama | 6.6 |
| 31 | Chania | 6.5 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Rodopi ranks 12 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Thesprotia | 1.20% |
| 10 | Lesvos, Limnos | 1.15% |
| 11 | Ioannina | 1.12% |
| 12 | Rodopi | 1.11% |
| 13 | Lasithi | 1.01% |
| 14 | Lakonia, Messinia | 1.00% |
| 15 | Thessaloniki | 0.82% |
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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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