Education in Thasos, Kavala (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, Greece): official figures
28.8% of the labour force in Thasos and Kavala held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 23rd highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Thasos and Kavala have a degree?
22,342 residents of Thasos and Kavala held a university-level degree in 2021, 173 per 1,000 residents; 3,801 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 422 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Thasos and Kavala?
Unemployment among graduates in Thasos and Kavala was 11.9% at the 2021 census, compared with 15.7% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Thasos and Kavala?
The 2021 census recorded 1,485 people in Thasos and Kavala who cannot read or write, 11.5 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Thasos and Kavala?
6,890 pupils were enrolled in 63 primary schools in Thasos and Kavala at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 929 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Thasos and Kavala?
Primary schools in Thasos and Kavala had 7.4 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 16th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Thasos and Kavala?
Thasos and Kavala had 22 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 4,142 pupils and 498 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 8.3 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Thasos and Kavala?
19 gymnasium pupils in Thasos and Kavala dropped out during 2023/24, 0.46% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 23rd lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 12.3% of the labour force in Thasos and Kavala had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 97 primary pupils in Thasos and Kavala stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Thasos, Kavala compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Thasos, Kavala ranks 23 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Drama | 29.7% |
| 21 | Lesvos, Limnos | 29.6% |
| 22 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 28.9% |
| 23 | Thasos, Kavala | 28.8% |
| 24 | Serres | 28.8% |
| 25 | Arta, Preveza | 28.5% |
| 26 | Pieria | 28.4% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Thasos, Kavala ranks 27 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 12.2% |
| 25 | Thesprotia | 12.2% |
| 26 | Argolida, Arkadia | 11.9% |
| 27 | Thasos, Kavala | 11.9% |
| 28 | Lefkada | 11.7% |
| 29 | Thessaloniki | 11.7% |
| 30 | Evvoia | 11.6% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Thasos, Kavala ranks 16 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Achaia | 7.6 |
| 14 | Evros | 7.6 |
| 15 | Lakonia, Messinia | 7.4 |
| 16 | Thasos, Kavala | 7.4 |
| 17 | Ileia | 7.2 |
| 18 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 7.1 |
| 19 | Magnisia, Sporades | 7.1 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Thasos, Kavala ranks 26 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Ikaria, Samos | 0.53% |
| 24 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 0.52% |
| 25 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 0.48% |
| 26 | Thasos, Kavala | 0.46% |
| 27 | Irakleio | 0.45% |
| 28 | Anatoliki Attiki | 0.45% |
| 29 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 0.42% |
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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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