Education in Lasithi (Crete, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 24.0% of the economically active population of Lasithi in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 7th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Lasithi have a degree?
11,994 residents of Lasithi held a university-level degree in 2021, 154 per 1,000 residents; 1,630 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 168 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Lasithi?
Unemployment among graduates in Lasithi was 9.9% at the 2021 census, compared with 10.1% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Lasithi?
The 2021 census recorded 1,093 people in Lasithi who cannot read or write, 14.0 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Lasithi?
4,287 pupils were enrolled in 38 primary schools in Lasithi at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 722 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Lasithi?
Primary schools in Lasithi had 5.9 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 10th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Lasithi?
Lasithi had 16 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 2,455 pupils and 312 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.9 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Lasithi?
25 gymnasium pupils in Lasithi dropped out during 2023/24, 1.01% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 13th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 15.7% of the labour force in Lasithi had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 34 primary pupils in Lasithi stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Lasithi compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Lasithi ranks 46 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 47 | Kilkis | 23.6% |
| 48 | Voiotia | 23.6% |
| 49 | Chalkidiki | 21.8% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Lasithi ranks 41 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Kerkyra | 10.5% |
| 39 | Lesvos, Limnos | 10.5% |
| 40 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 9.9% |
| 41 | Lasithi | 9.9% |
| 42 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 9.9% |
| 43 | Irakleio | 9.6% |
| 44 | Dytiki Attiki | 9.5% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Lasithi ranks 39 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Grevena, Kozani | 6.3 |
| 37 | Fokida | 6.2 |
| 38 | Chios | 6.2 |
| 39 | Lasithi | 5.9 |
| 40 | Pella | 5.9 |
| 41 | Thesprotia | 5.9 |
| 42 | Serres | 5.9 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Lasithi ranks 13 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Lesvos, Limnos | 1.15% |
| 11 | Ioannina | 1.12% |
| 12 | Rodopi | 1.11% |
| 13 | Lasithi | 1.01% |
| 14 | Lakonia, Messinia | 1.00% |
| 15 | Thessaloniki | 0.82% |
| 16 | Chania | 0.77% |
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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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