Education in Dytikos Tomeas Athinon (Attica, Greece): official figures
32.9% of the labour force in West Athens held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 11th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in West Athens have a degree?
94,282 residents of West Athens held a university-level degree in 2021, 197 per 1,000 residents; 18,377 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 1,683 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in West Athens?
Unemployment among graduates in West Athens was 8.9% at the 2021 census, compared with 13.1% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in West Athens?
The 2021 census recorded 4,146 people in West Athens who cannot read or write, 8.7 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 5.5% of the labour force in West Athens had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Dytikos Tomeas Athinon compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Dytikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 11 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Larisa | 35.0% |
| 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% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Dytikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 46 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 48 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 8.5% |
| 49 | Rethymni | 8.0% |
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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…)
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