Education in Serres (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 28.8% of the economically active population of Serres in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 24th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Serres have a degree?
23,695 residents of Serres held a university-level degree in 2021, 157 per 1,000 residents; 4,091 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 449 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Serres?
Unemployment among graduates in Serres was 13.3% at the 2021 census, compared with 17.2% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Serres?
The 2021 census recorded 2,515 people in Serres who cannot read or write, 16.6 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Serres?
6,692 pupils were enrolled in 76 primary schools in Serres at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,133 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Serres?
Primary schools in Serres had 5.9 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 7th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Serres?
Serres had 31 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 4,054 pupils and 555 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.3 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Serres?
69 gymnasium pupils in Serres dropped out during 2023/24, 1.67% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 2nd highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 14.4% of the labour force in Serres had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 146 primary pupils in Serres stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Serres compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Serres ranks 24 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Lesvos, Limnos | 29.6% |
| 22 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 28.9% |
| 23 | Thasos, Kavala | 28.8% |
| 24 | Serres | 28.8% |
| 25 | Arta, Preveza | 28.5% |
| 26 | Pieria | 28.4% |
| 27 | Fthiotida | 28.1% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Serres ranks 13 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chalkidiki | 13.4% |
| 11 | Ileia | 13.4% |
| 12 | Rodopi | 13.3% |
| 13 | Serres | 13.3% |
| 14 | Drama | 13.1% |
| 15 | Arta, Preveza | 12.9% |
| 16 | Zakynthos | 12.8% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Serres ranks 42 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Lasithi | 5.9 |
| 40 | Pella | 5.9 |
| 41 | Thesprotia | 5.9 |
| 42 | Serres | 5.9 |
| 43 | Lesvos, Limnos | 5.9 |
| 44 | Rethymni | 5.7 |
| 45 | Kastoria | 5.7 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Serres ranks 2 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evros | 1.69% |
| 2 | Serres | 1.67% |
| 3 | Voiotia | 1.46% |
| 4 | Drama | 1.41% |
| 5 | Evvoia | 1.30% |
| 6 | Arta, Preveza | 1.26% |
| 7 | Imathia | 1.24% |
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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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