Education in Notios Tomeas Athinon (Attica, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 45.3% of the economically active population of South Athens in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 2nd highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in South Athens have a degree?
156,178 residents of South Athens held a university-level degree in 2021, 295 per 1,000 residents; 41,284 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 5,420 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in South Athens?
Unemployment among graduates in South Athens was 8.8% at the 2021 census, compared with 12.3% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in South Athens?
The 2021 census recorded 2,321 people in South Athens who cannot read or write, 4.4 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.7% of the labour force in South Athens had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Notios Tomeas Athinon compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Notios Tomeas Athinon ranks 2 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)
Notios Tomeas Athinon ranks 47 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 50 | Chania | 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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