Education in Pieria (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 28.4% of the economically active population of Pieria in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 26th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Pieria have a degree?
19,690 residents of Pieria held a university-level degree in 2021, 165 per 1,000 residents; 3,017 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 294 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Pieria?
Unemployment among graduates in Pieria was 13.7% at the 2021 census, compared with 18.1% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Pieria?
The 2021 census recorded 1,608 people in Pieria who cannot read or write, 13.5 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Pieria?
6,390 pupils were enrolled in 60 primary schools in Pieria at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 913 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Pieria?
Primary schools in Pieria had 7.0 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 21st highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Pieria?
Pieria had 22 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 3,955 pupils and 529 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.5 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Pieria?
12 gymnasium pupils in Pieria dropped out during 2023/24, 0.30% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 13th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 12.2% of the labour force in Pieria had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 28 primary pupils in Pieria stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Pieria compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Pieria ranks 26 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Thasos, Kavala | 28.8% |
| 24 | Serres | 28.8% |
| 25 | Arta, Preveza | 28.5% |
| 26 | Pieria | 28.4% |
| 27 | Fthiotida | 28.1% |
| 28 | Kastoria | 28.1% |
| 29 | Fokida | 28.0% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Pieria ranks 8 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Pella | 14.3% |
| 6 | Florina | 14.0% |
| 7 | Karditsa, Trikala | 13.8% |
| 8 | Pieria | 13.7% |
| 9 | Evrytania | 13.5% |
| 10 | Chalkidiki | 13.4% |
| 11 | Ileia | 13.4% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Pieria ranks 21 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 7.1 |
| 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 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Pieria ranks 36 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Larisa | 0.37% |
| 34 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 0.36% |
| 35 | Ileia | 0.31% |
| 36 | Pieria | 0.30% |
| 37 | Rethymni | 0.27% |
| 38 | Zakynthos | 0.27% |
| 39 | Kastoria | 0.24% |
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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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