Education in Kilkis (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
23.6% of the labour force in Kilkis held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 6th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Kilkis have a degree?
9,164 residents of Kilkis held a university-level degree in 2021, 130 per 1,000 residents; 1,245 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 97 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Kilkis?
Unemployment among graduates in Kilkis was 12.3% at the 2021 census, compared with 17.1% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Kilkis?
The 2021 census recorded 1,176 people in Kilkis who cannot read or write, 16.7 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Kilkis?
3,481 pupils were enrolled in 39 primary schools in Kilkis at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 548 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Kilkis?
Primary schools in Kilkis had 6.4 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 14th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Kilkis?
Kilkis had 16 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 2,139 pupils and 244 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 8.8 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Kilkis?
3 gymnasium pupils in Kilkis dropped out during 2023/24, 0.14% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 6th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 13.4% of the labour force in Kilkis had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 77 primary pupils in Kilkis stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Kilkis compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Kilkis ranks 47 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Lakonia, Messinia | 24.4% |
| 45 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 24.4% |
| 46 | Lasithi | 24.0% |
| 47 | Kilkis | 23.6% |
| 48 | Voiotia | 23.6% |
| 49 | Chalkidiki | 21.8% |
| 50 | Zakynthos | 21.3% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Kilkis ranks 19 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Zakynthos | 12.8% |
| 17 | Xanthi | 12.6% |
| 18 | Fthiotida | 12.5% |
| 19 | Kilkis | 12.3% |
| 20 | Magnisia, Sporades | 12.3% |
| 21 | Chios | 12.2% |
| 22 | Fokida | 12.2% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Kilkis ranks 35 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 6.5 |
| 33 | Aitoloakarnania | 6.5 |
| 34 | Karditsa, Trikala | 6.4 |
| 35 | Kilkis | 6.4 |
| 36 | Grevena, Kozani | 6.3 |
| 37 | Fokida | 6.2 |
| 38 | Chios | 6.2 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Kilkis ranks 43 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Karditsa, Trikala | 0.17% |
| 41 | Florina | 0.15% |
| 42 | Fokida | 0.15% |
| 43 | Kilkis | 0.14% |
| 44 | Chalkidiki | 0.12% |
| 45 | Lefkada | 0.12% |
| 46 | Grevena, Kozani | 0.11% |
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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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