Education in Anatoliki Attiki (Attica, Greece): official figures
37.9% of the labour force in East Attica held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 6th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in East Attica have a degree?
126,610 residents of East Attica held a university-level degree in 2021, 244 per 1,000 residents; 33,573 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 4,956 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in East Attica?
Unemployment among graduates in East Attica was 7.6% at the 2021 census, compared with 11.1% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in East Attica?
The 2021 census recorded 3,972 people in East Attica who cannot read or write, 7.7 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in East Attica?
39,633 pupils were enrolled in 172 primary schools in East Attica at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 4,478 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in East Attica?
Primary schools in East Attica had 8.9 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 2nd highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in East Attica?
East Attica had 86 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 21,189 pupils and 2,418 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 8.8 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in East Attica?
96 gymnasium pupils in East Attica dropped out during 2023/24, 0.45% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 21st lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 5.7% of the labour force in East Attica had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 187 primary pupils in East Attica stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Anatoliki Attiki compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 6 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 42.3% |
| 4 | Thessaloniki | 39.6% |
| 5 | Chios | 38.3% |
| 6 | Anatoliki Attiki | 37.9% |
| 7 | Ioannina | 37.5% |
| 8 | Larisa | 35.0% |
| 9 | Achaia | 34.7% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 51 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 8.9% |
| 47 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 8.8% |
| 48 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 8.5% |
| 49 | Rethymni | 8.0% |
| 50 | Chania | 8.0% |
| 51 | Anatoliki Attiki | 7.6% |
| 52 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 7.1% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 2 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dytiki Attiki | 9.0 |
| 2 | Anatoliki Attiki | 8.9 |
| 3 | Xanthi | 8.7 |
| 4 | Larisa | 8.0 |
| 5 | Evvoia | 7.9 |
| 6 | Lefkada | 7.8 |
| 7 | Zakynthos | 7.8 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 28 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 0.48% |
| 26 | Thasos, Kavala | 0.46% |
| 27 | Irakleio | 0.45% |
| 28 | Anatoliki Attiki | 0.45% |
| 29 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 0.42% |
| 30 | Achaia | 0.41% |
| 31 | Pella | 0.40% |
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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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