Education in Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon (Attica, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 42.3% of the economically active population of Central Athens in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 3rd highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Central Athens have a degree?
290,687 residents of Central Athens held a university-level degree in 2021, 290 per 1,000 residents; 79,057 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 12,684 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Central Athens?
Unemployment among graduates in Central Athens was 9.9% at the 2021 census, compared with 13.6% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Central Athens?
The 2021 census recorded 7,035 people in Central Athens who cannot read or write, 7.0 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 5.1% of the labour force in Central Athens had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 3 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 58.2% |
| 2 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 45.3% |
| 3 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 42.3% |
| 4 | Thessaloniki | 39.6% |
| 5 | Chios | 38.3% |
| 6 | Anatoliki Attiki | 37.9% |
| 7 | Ioannina | 37.5% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 40 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Ioannina | 10.7% |
| 38 | Kerkyra | 10.5% |
| 39 | Lesvos, Limnos | 10.5% |
| 40 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 9.9% |
| 41 | Lasithi | 9.9% |
| 42 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 9.9% |
| 43 | Irakleio | 9.6% |
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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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