Education in Florina (Dytiki Makedonia, Greece): official figures
30.8% of the labour force in Florina held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 17th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Florina have a degree?
7,638 residents of Florina held a university-level degree in 2021, 170 per 1,000 residents; 1,407 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 132 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Florina?
Unemployment among graduates in Florina was 14.0% at the 2021 census, compared with 17.6% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Florina?
The 2021 census recorded 532 people in Florina who cannot read or write, 11.9 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Florina?
2,198 pupils were enrolled in 34 primary schools in Florina at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 424 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Florina?
Primary schools in Florina had 5.2 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), the lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Florina?
Florina had 15 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 1,352 pupils and 204 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 6.6 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Florina?
2 gymnasium pupils in Florina dropped out during 2023/24, 0.15% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 8th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 12.8% of the labour force in Florina had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 3 primary pupils in Florina stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Florina compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Florina ranks 17 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chania | 31.5% |
| 15 | Irakleio | 31.0% |
| 16 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 31.0% |
| 17 | Florina | 30.8% |
| 18 | Lefkada | 30.6% |
| 19 | Karditsa, Trikala | 29.9% |
| 20 | Drama | 29.7% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Florina ranks 6 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Grevena, Kozani | 14.6% |
| 4 | Imathia | 14.4% |
| 5 | Pella | 14.3% |
| 6 | Florina | 14.0% |
| 7 | Karditsa, Trikala | 13.8% |
| 8 | Pieria | 13.7% |
| 9 | Evrytania | 13.5% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Florina ranks 48 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 48 | Florina | 5.2 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Florina ranks 41 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Zakynthos | 0.27% |
| 39 | Kastoria | 0.24% |
| 40 | Karditsa, Trikala | 0.17% |
| 41 | Florina | 0.15% |
| 42 | Fokida | 0.15% |
| 43 | Kilkis | 0.14% |
| 44 | Chalkidiki | 0.12% |
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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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