Education in Rethymni (Crete, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 27.3% of the economically active population of Rethymno in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 22nd lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Rethymno have a degree?
14,294 residents of Rethymno held a university-level degree in 2021, 168 per 1,000 residents; 2,453 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 376 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Rethymno?
Unemployment among graduates in Rethymno was 8.0% at the 2021 census, compared with 9.3% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Rethymno?
The 2021 census recorded 876 people in Rethymno who cannot read or write, 10.3 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Rethymno?
5,620 pupils were enrolled in 50 primary schools in Rethymno at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 985 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Rethymno?
Primary schools in Rethymno had 5.7 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 5th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Rethymno?
Rethymno had 18 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 3,279 pupils and 468 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.0 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Rethymno?
9 gymnasium pupils in Rethymno dropped out during 2023/24, 0.27% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 12th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 12.5% of the labour force in Rethymno had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 12 primary pupils in Rethymno stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Rethymni compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Rethymni ranks 31 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Kastoria | 28.1% |
| 29 | Fokida | 28.0% |
| 30 | Ikaria, Samos | 28.0% |
| 31 | Rethymni | 27.3% |
| 32 | Argolida, Arkadia | 27.2% |
| 33 | Imathia | 27.2% |
| 34 | Evvoia | 27.0% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Rethymni ranks 49 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)
Rethymni ranks 44 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Thesprotia | 5.9 |
| 42 | Serres | 5.9 |
| 43 | Lesvos, Limnos | 5.9 |
| 44 | Rethymni | 5.7 |
| 45 | Kastoria | 5.7 |
| 46 | Ikaria, Samos | 5.7 |
| 47 | Evrytania | 5.3 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Rethymni ranks 37 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 40 | Karditsa, Trikala | 0.17% |
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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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