Education in Chania (Crete, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 31.5% of the economically active population of Chania in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 14th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Chania have a degree?
30,605 residents of Chania held a university-level degree in 2021, 195 per 1,000 residents; 5,305 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 771 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Chania?
Unemployment among graduates in Chania was 8.0% at the 2021 census, compared with 10.6% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Chania?
The 2021 census recorded 1,068 people in Chania who cannot read or write, 6.8 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Chania?
10,212 pupils were enrolled in 76 primary schools in Chania at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,562 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Chania?
Primary schools in Chania had 6.5 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 18th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Chania?
Chania had 26 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 5,529 pupils and 729 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.6 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Chania?
43 gymnasium pupils in Chania dropped out during 2023/24, 0.77% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 16th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 9.7% of the labour force in Chania had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 63 primary pupils in Chania stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Chania compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Chania ranks 14 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 32.9% |
| 12 | Evros | 32.0% |
| 13 | Grevena, Kozani | 32.0% |
| 14 | Chania | 31.5% |
| 15 | Irakleio | 31.0% |
| 16 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 31.0% |
| 17 | Florina | 30.8% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Chania ranks 50 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 8.9% |
| 47 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 8.8% |
| 48 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 8.5% |
| 49 | Rethymni | 8.0% |
| 50 | Chania | 8.0% |
| 51 | Anatoliki Attiki | 7.6% |
| 52 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 7.1% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Chania ranks 31 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Rodopi | 6.6 |
| 29 | Arta, Preveza | 6.6 |
| 30 | Drama | 6.6 |
| 31 | Chania | 6.5 |
| 32 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 6.5 |
| 33 | Aitoloakarnania | 6.5 |
| 34 | Karditsa, Trikala | 6.4 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Chania ranks 16 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Lasithi | 1.01% |
| 14 | Lakonia, Messinia | 1.00% |
| 15 | Thessaloniki | 0.82% |
| 16 | Chania | 0.77% |
| 17 | Argolida, Arkadia | 0.64% |
| 18 | Fthiotida | 0.64% |
| 19 | Xanthi | 0.61% |
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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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