Education in Ileia (Dytiki Elláda, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 18.0% of the economically active population of Ileia in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), the lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Ileia have a degree?
15,867 residents of Ileia held a university-level degree in 2021, 106 per 1,000 residents; 1,972 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 189 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Ileia?
Unemployment among graduates in Ileia was 13.4% at the 2021 census, compared with 16.4% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Ileia?
The 2021 census recorded 4,351 people in Ileia who cannot read or write, 29.0 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Ileia?
7,106 pupils were enrolled in 82 primary schools in Ileia at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 983 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Ileia?
Primary schools in Ileia had 7.2 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 17th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Ileia?
Ileia had 36 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 4,180 pupils and 534 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.8 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Ileia?
13 gymnasium pupils in Ileia dropped out during 2023/24, 0.31% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 14th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 27.9% of the labour force in Ileia had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 113 primary pupils in Ileia stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Ileia compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Ileia ranks 52 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Lasithi | 24.0% |
| 47 | Kilkis | 23.6% |
| 48 | Voiotia | 23.6% |
| 49 | Chalkidiki | 21.8% |
| 50 | Zakynthos | 21.3% |
| 51 | Dytiki Attiki | 20.4% |
| 52 | Ileia | 18.0% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Ileia ranks 11 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Pieria | 13.7% |
| 9 | Evrytania | 13.5% |
| 10 | Chalkidiki | 13.4% |
| 11 | Ileia | 13.4% |
| 12 | Rodopi | 13.3% |
| 13 | Serres | 13.3% |
| 14 | Drama | 13.1% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Ileia ranks 17 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Evros | 7.6 |
| 15 | Lakonia, Messinia | 7.4 |
| 16 | Thasos, Kavala | 7.4 |
| 17 | Ileia | 7.2 |
| 18 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 7.1 |
| 19 | Magnisia, Sporades | 7.1 |
| 20 | Fthiotida | 7.1 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Ileia ranks 35 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Kerkyra | 0.38% |
| 33 | Larisa | 0.37% |
| 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% |
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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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