Education in Dytiki Attiki (Attica, Greece): official figures
20.4% of the labour force in West Attica held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 2nd lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in West Attica have a degree?
19,947 residents of West Attica held a university-level degree in 2021, 120 per 1,000 residents; 3,045 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 312 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in West Attica?
Unemployment among graduates in West Attica was 9.5% at the 2021 census, compared with 13.5% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in West Attica?
The 2021 census recorded 5,032 people in West Attica who cannot read or write, 30.4 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in West Attica?
11,717 pupils were enrolled in 58 primary schools in West Attica at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,307 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in West Attica?
Primary schools in West Attica had 9.0 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), the highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in West Attica?
West Attica had 24 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 5,654 pupils and 601 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 9.4 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in West Attica?
70 gymnasium pupils in West Attica dropped out during 2023/24, 1.22% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 8th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 13.6% of the labour force in West Attica had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 81 primary pupils in West Attica stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Dytiki Attiki compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Dytiki Attiki ranks 51 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Lasithi | 24.0% |
| 47 | Kilkis | 23.6% |
| 48 | Voiotia | 23.6% |
| 49 | Chalkidiki | 21.8% |
| 50 | Zakynthos | 21.3% |
| 51 | Dytiki Attiki | 20.4% |
| 52 | Ileia | 18.0% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Dytiki Attiki ranks 44 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Lasithi | 9.9% |
| 42 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 9.9% |
| 43 | Irakleio | 9.6% |
| 44 | Dytiki Attiki | 9.5% |
| 45 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 9.5% |
| 46 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 8.9% |
| 47 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 8.8% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Dytiki Attiki ranks 1 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)
Dytiki Attiki ranks 8 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Evvoia | 1.30% |
| 6 | Arta, Preveza | 1.26% |
| 7 | Imathia | 1.24% |
| 8 | Dytiki Attiki | 1.22% |
| 9 | Thesprotia | 1.20% |
| 10 | Lesvos, Limnos | 1.15% |
| 11 | Ioannina | 1.12% |
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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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