Education in Dytiki Elláda, Greece: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 21.7% in 2025, against 34.9% for Greece and 36.9% across the EU; 11th highest of 13 regions in Greece.
How many people in Western Greece have a degree?
102,199 residents of Western Greece held a university-level degree in 2021, 158 per 1,000 residents; 18,732 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 3,454 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Western Greece?
Unemployment among graduates in Western Greece was 13.0% at the 2021 census, compared with 18.4% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Western Greece?
The 2021 census recorded 13,625 people in Western Greece who cannot read or write, 21.0 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Western Greece?
34,189 pupils were enrolled in 350 primary schools in Western Greece at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 4,772 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Western Greece?
Primary schools in Western Greece had 7.2 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 7th highest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Western Greece?
Western Greece had 142 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 20,044 pupils and 2,530 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 Western Greece?
60 gymnasium pupils in Western Greece dropped out during 2023/24, 0.30% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 2nd lowest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many young people in Dytiki Elláda leave school early?
The early school leaving rate was 12.1% in 2017 (18 to 24-year-olds with no upper secondary qualification who are not in education or training), against 6.0% for Greece as a whole and 10.5% across the EU; 3rd highest of 9 regions in Greece. In 2012 it was 11.2%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young people in Dytiki Elláda are NEET?
In 2025, 14.1% of 15 to 29-year-olds were not in employment, education or training, compared with 13.6% nationally and 11.0% in the EU; 4th lowest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 25.4%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Dytiki Elláda are in education or training?
4.2% of adults aged 25 to 64 had taken part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025, compared with 5.2% nationally and 13.7% in the EU; 6th highest of 12 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 3.2%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Dytiki Elláda have no qualifications?
In 2025, 30.1% of 25 to 64-year-olds had left education with at most a lower secondary education, compared with 18.0% nationally and 18.8% in the EU; the highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 39.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat education do adults in Dytiki Elláda have?
48.3% of adults aged 25 to 64 had an upper secondary or post-secondary (non-degree) education as their highest level in 2025, compared with 47.1% nationally and 44.3% in the EU; 6th lowest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 37.5%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Dytiki Elláda?
Schools in Dytiki Elláda taught 34,546 primary pupils and 41,768 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 17.0% of the labour force in Western Greece had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 194 primary pupils in Western Greece stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Dytiki Elláda compares with other regions
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Dytiki Elláda ranks 9 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dytiki Makedonia | 31.0% |
| 7 | Crete | 29.8% |
| 8 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 28.8% |
| 9 | Dytiki Elláda | 27.9% |
| 10 | Sterea Elláda | 26.6% |
| 11 | Peloponnisos | 25.8% |
| 12 | Ionia Nisia | 25.6% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Dytiki Elláda ranks 2 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dytiki Makedonia | 14.8% |
| 2 | Dytiki Elláda | 13.0% |
| 3 | Central Macedonia | 12.3% |
| 4 | Thessalia | 12.1% |
| 5 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 12.1% |
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 11.8% |
| 7 | Peloponnisos | 11.5% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Dytiki Elláda ranks 7 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 7.4 |
| 5 | Thessalia | 7.2 |
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 7.2 |
| 7 | Dytiki Elláda | 7.2 |
| 8 | Central Macedonia | 7.1 |
| 9 | Ipeiros | 7.0 |
| 10 | Ionia Nisia | 7.0 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Dytiki Elláda ranks 12 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Attica | 0.66% |
| 8 | Crete | 0.56% |
| 9 | Notio Aigaio | 0.42% |
| 10 | Thessalia | 0.38% |
| 11 | Ionia Nisia | 0.34% |
| 12 | Dytiki Elláda | 0.30% |
| 13 | Dytiki Makedonia | 0.14% |
Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) (2017)
Dytiki Elláda ranks 3 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voreio Aigaio | 17.7% |
| 2 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 12.4% |
| 3 | Dytiki Elláda | 12.1% |
| 4 | Notio Aigaio | 11.8% |
| 5 | Sterea Elláda | 11.4% |
| 6 | Crete | 9.5% |
| 7 | Peloponnisos | 8.3% |
Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training (2025)
Dytiki Elláda ranks 10 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dytiki Makedonia | 15.0% |
| 8 | Peloponnisos | 14.6% |
| 9 | Thessalia | 14.3% |
| 10 | Dytiki Elláda | 14.1% |
| 11 | Sterea Elláda | 13.5% |
| 12 | Crete | 12.1% |
| 13 | Attica | 10.8% |
Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks (2025)
Dytiki Elláda ranks 6 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Thessalia | 5.3% |
| 4 | Voreio Aigaio | 5.2% |
| 5 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 4.6% |
| 6 | Dytiki Elláda | 4.2% |
| 7 | Dytiki Makedonia | 4.0% |
| 8 | Ipeiros | 3.9% |
| 9 | Sterea Elláda | 3.2% |
Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education (2025)
Dytiki Elláda ranks 1 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dytiki Elláda | 30.1% |
| 2 | Notio Aigaio | 28.9% |
| 3 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 28.4% |
| 4 | Peloponnisos | 25.5% |
| 5 | Ionia Nisia | 25.5% |
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 24.8% |
| 7 | Crete | 24.0% |
Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary (2025)
Dytiki Elláda ranks 8 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Peloponnisos | 48.7% |
| 6 | Thessalia | 48.6% |
| 7 | Notio Aigaio | 48.6% |
| 8 | Dytiki Elláda | 48.3% |
| 9 | Crete | 47.5% |
| 10 | Central Macedonia | 46.5% |
| 11 | Attica | 45.6% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Adults (25-64) with a degree-level education, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6ff9f4bfff72…)
- 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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset trng_lfse_04: Participation rate of adults in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 42ceced85786…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_16: Early leavers from education and training by sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c3cc66b98a4a…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_22: Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1467a7225373…)
- 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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 63810622cd71…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset educ_uoe_enra11: Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 20b6224cca4f…)
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