Education in Achaia (Dytiki Elláda, Greece): official figures
34.7% of the labour force in Achaia held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 9th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Achaia have a degree?
59,662 residents of Achaia held a university-level degree in 2021, 195 per 1,000 residents; 12,788 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 2,800 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Achaia?
Unemployment among graduates in Achaia was 12.2% at the 2021 census, compared with 18.5% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Achaia?
The 2021 census recorded 4,431 people in Achaia who cannot read or write, 14.5 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Achaia?
17,126 pupils were enrolled in 140 primary schools in Achaia at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 2,251 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Achaia?
Primary schools in Achaia had 7.6 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 13th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Achaia?
Achaia had 61 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 9,924 pupils and 1,193 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 8.3 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Achaia?
41 gymnasium pupils in Achaia dropped out during 2023/24, 0.41% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 19th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 10.5% of the labour force in Achaia had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 54 primary pupils in Achaia stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Achaia compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Achaia ranks 9 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Anatoliki Attiki | 37.9% |
| 7 | Ioannina | 37.5% |
| 8 | Larisa | 35.0% |
| 9 | Achaia | 34.7% |
| 10 | Magnisia, Sporades | 33.2% |
| 11 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 32.9% |
| 12 | Evros | 32.0% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Achaia ranks 23 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Magnisia, Sporades | 12.3% |
| 21 | Chios | 12.2% |
| 22 | Fokida | 12.2% |
| 23 | Achaia | 12.2% |
| 24 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 12.2% |
| 25 | Thesprotia | 12.2% |
| 26 | Argolida, Arkadia | 11.9% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Achaia ranks 13 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Thessaloniki | 7.7 |
| 11 | Argolida, Arkadia | 7.7 |
| 12 | Korinthia | 7.6 |
| 13 | Achaia | 7.6 |
| 14 | Evros | 7.6 |
| 15 | Lakonia, Messinia | 7.4 |
| 16 | Thasos, Kavala | 7.4 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Achaia ranks 30 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Irakleio | 0.45% |
| 28 | Anatoliki Attiki | 0.45% |
| 29 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 0.42% |
| 30 | Achaia | 0.41% |
| 31 | Pella | 0.40% |
| 32 | Kerkyra | 0.38% |
| 33 | Larisa | 0.37% |
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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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