Education in Pella (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 24.6% of the economically active population of Pella in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 10th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Pella have a degree?
17,559 residents of Pella held a university-level degree in 2021, 139 per 1,000 residents; 2,609 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 184 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Pella?
Unemployment among graduates in Pella was 14.3% at the 2021 census, compared with 16.6% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Pella?
The 2021 census recorded 1,619 people in Pella who cannot read or write, 12.8 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Pella?
6,852 pupils were enrolled in 104 primary schools in Pella at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,157 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Pella?
Primary schools in Pella had 5.9 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 9th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Pella?
Pella had 24 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 3,984 pupils and 492 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 8.1 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Pella?
16 gymnasium pupils in Pella dropped out during 2023/24, 0.40% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 18th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 15.5% of the labour force in Pella had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 34 primary pupils in Pella stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Pella compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Pella ranks 43 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Kerkyra | 25.2% |
| 41 | Evrytania | 25.1% |
| 42 | Aitoloakarnania | 25.1% |
| 43 | Pella | 24.6% |
| 44 | Lakonia, Messinia | 24.4% |
| 45 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 24.4% |
| 46 | Lasithi | 24.0% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Pella ranks 5 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aitoloakarnania | 14.7% |
| 3 | Grevena, Kozani | 14.6% |
| 4 | Imathia | 14.4% |
| 5 | Pella | 14.3% |
| 6 | Florina | 14.0% |
| 7 | Karditsa, Trikala | 13.8% |
| 8 | Pieria | 13.7% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Pella ranks 40 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Fokida | 6.2 |
| 38 | Chios | 6.2 |
| 39 | Lasithi | 5.9 |
| 40 | Pella | 5.9 |
| 41 | Thesprotia | 5.9 |
| 42 | Serres | 5.9 |
| 43 | Lesvos, Limnos | 5.9 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Pella ranks 31 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Anatoliki Attiki | 0.45% |
| 29 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 0.42% |
| 30 | Achaia | 0.41% |
| 31 | Pella | 0.40% |
| 32 | Kerkyra | 0.38% |
| 33 | Larisa | 0.37% |
| 34 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 0.36% |
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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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