Education in Peiraias, Nisoi (Attica, Greece): official figures
31.0% of the labour force in Piraeus and the Islands held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 16th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Piraeus and the Islands have a degree?
96,784 residents of Piraeus and the Islands held a university-level degree in 2021, 187 per 1,000 residents; 18,093 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 1,950 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Piraeus and the Islands?
Unemployment among graduates in Piraeus and the Islands was 9.9% at the 2021 census, compared with 13.8% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Piraeus and the Islands?
The 2021 census recorded 4,530 people in Piraeus and the Islands who cannot read or write, 8.7 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Piraeus and the Islands?
26,022 pupils were enrolled in 161 primary schools in Piraeus and the Islands at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 3,822 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Piraeus and the Islands?
Primary schools in Piraeus and the Islands had 6.8 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 22nd highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Piraeus and the Islands?
Piraeus and the Islands had 78 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 15,260 pupils and 1,947 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.8 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Piraeus and the Islands?
65 gymnasium pupils in Piraeus and the Islands dropped out during 2023/24, 0.42% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 20th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 5.9% of the labour force in Piraeus and the Islands had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 156 primary pupils in Piraeus and the Islands stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Peiraias, Nisoi compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Peiraias, Nisoi ranks 16 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Grevena, Kozani | 32.0% |
| 14 | Chania | 31.5% |
| 15 | Irakleio | 31.0% |
| 16 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 31.0% |
| 17 | Florina | 30.8% |
| 18 | Lefkada | 30.6% |
| 19 | Karditsa, Trikala | 29.9% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Peiraias, Nisoi ranks 42 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Lesvos, Limnos | 10.5% |
| 40 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 9.9% |
| 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% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Peiraias, Nisoi ranks 22 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Magnisia, Sporades | 7.1 |
| 20 | Fthiotida | 7.1 |
| 21 | Pieria | 7.0 |
| 22 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 6.8 |
| 23 | Voiotia | 6.8 |
| 24 | Irakleio | 6.7 |
| 25 | Chalkidiki | 6.7 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Peiraias, Nisoi ranks 29 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 32 | Kerkyra | 0.38% |
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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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