Education in Aitoloakarnania (Dytiki Elláda, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 25.1% of the economically active population of Aitoloakarnania in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 11th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Aitoloakarnania have a degree?
26,670 residents of Aitoloakarnania held a university-level degree in 2021, 139 per 1,000 residents; 3,972 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 465 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Aitoloakarnania?
Unemployment among graduates in Aitoloakarnania was 14.7% at the 2021 census, compared with 19.9% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Aitoloakarnania?
The 2021 census recorded 4,843 people in Aitoloakarnania who cannot read or write, 25.2 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Aitoloakarnania?
9,957 pupils were enrolled in 128 primary schools in Aitoloakarnania at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,538 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Aitoloakarnania?
Primary schools in Aitoloakarnania had 6.5 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 16th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Aitoloakarnania?
Aitoloakarnania had 45 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 5,940 pupils and 803 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.4 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Aitoloakarnania?
6 gymnasium pupils in Aitoloakarnania dropped out during 2023/24, 0.10% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 2nd lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 18.7% of the labour force in Aitoloakarnania had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 27 primary pupils in Aitoloakarnania stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Aitoloakarnania compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Aitoloakarnania ranks 42 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 25.6% |
| 40 | Kerkyra | 25.2% |
| 41 | Evrytania | 25.1% |
| 42 | Aitoloakarnania | 25.1% |
| 43 | Pella | 24.6% |
| 44 | Lakonia, Messinia | 24.4% |
| 45 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 24.4% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Aitoloakarnania ranks 2 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kastoria | 16.5% |
| 2 | Aitoloakarnania | 14.7% |
| 3 | Grevena, Kozani | 14.6% |
| 4 | Imathia | 14.4% |
| 5 | Pella | 14.3% |
| 6 | Florina | 14.0% |
| 7 | Karditsa, Trikala | 13.8% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Aitoloakarnania ranks 33 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Drama | 6.6 |
| 31 | Chania | 6.5 |
| 32 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 6.5 |
| 33 | Aitoloakarnania | 6.5 |
| 34 | Karditsa, Trikala | 6.4 |
| 35 | Kilkis | 6.4 |
| 36 | Grevena, Kozani | 6.3 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Aitoloakarnania ranks 47 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Fokida | 0.15% |
| 43 | Kilkis | 0.14% |
| 44 | Chalkidiki | 0.12% |
| 45 | Lefkada | 0.12% |
| 46 | Grevena, Kozani | 0.11% |
| 47 | Aitoloakarnania | 0.10% |
| 48 | Evrytania | 0.00% |
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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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