Education in Irakleio (Crete, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 31.0% of the economically active population of Heraklion in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 15th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Heraklion have a degree?
58,407 residents of Heraklion held a university-level degree in 2021, 191 per 1,000 residents; 12,346 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 2,356 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Heraklion?
Unemployment among graduates in Heraklion was 9.6% at the 2021 census, compared with 12.4% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Heraklion?
The 2021 census recorded 3,247 people in Heraklion who cannot read or write, 10.6 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Heraklion?
19,704 pupils were enrolled in 147 primary schools in Heraklion at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 2,928 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Heraklion?
Primary schools in Heraklion had 6.7 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 24th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Heraklion?
Heraklion had 50 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 11,458 pupils and 1,401 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 8.2 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Heraklion?
52 gymnasium pupils in Heraklion dropped out during 2023/24, 0.45% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 22nd lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 12.8% of the labour force in Heraklion had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 107 primary pupils in Heraklion stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Irakleio compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Irakleio ranks 15 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 18 | Lefkada | 30.6% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Irakleio ranks 43 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 9.9% |
| 41 | Lasithi | 9.9% |
| 42 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 9.9% |
| 43 | Irakleio | 9.6% |
| 44 | Dytiki Attiki | 9.5% |
| 45 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 9.5% |
| 46 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 8.9% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Irakleio ranks 24 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Pieria | 7.0 |
| 22 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 6.8 |
| 23 | Voiotia | 6.8 |
| 24 | Irakleio | 6.7 |
| 25 | Chalkidiki | 6.7 |
| 26 | Kerkyra | 6.6 |
| 27 | Imathia | 6.6 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Irakleio ranks 27 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 0.52% |
| 25 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 0.48% |
| 26 | Thasos, Kavala | 0.46% |
| 27 | Irakleio | 0.45% |
| 28 | Anatoliki Attiki | 0.45% |
| 29 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 0.42% |
| 30 | Achaia | 0.41% |
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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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