Education in Grevena, Kozani (Dytiki Makedonia, Greece): official figures
32.0% of the labour force in Grevena and Kozani held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 13th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Grevena and Kozani have a degree?
27,952 residents of Grevena and Kozani held a university-level degree in 2021, 171 per 1,000 residents; 5,186 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 422 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Grevena and Kozani?
Unemployment among graduates in Grevena and Kozani was 14.6% at the 2021 census, compared with 18.0% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Grevena and Kozani?
The 2021 census recorded 2,056 people in Grevena and Kozani who cannot read or write, 12.6 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Grevena and Kozani?
7,913 pupils were enrolled in 86 primary schools in Grevena and Kozani at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,262 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Grevena and Kozani?
Primary schools in Grevena and Kozani had 6.3 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 13th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Grevena and Kozani?
Grevena and Kozani had 39 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 4,738 pupils and 685 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 6.9 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Grevena and Kozani?
5 gymnasium pupils in Grevena and Kozani dropped out during 2023/24, 0.11% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 3rd lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 9.1% of the labour force in Grevena and Kozani had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 19 primary pupils in Grevena and Kozani stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Grevena, Kozani compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Grevena, Kozani ranks 13 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Magnisia, Sporades | 33.2% |
| 11 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 32.9% |
| 12 | Evros | 32.0% |
| 13 | Grevena, Kozani | 32.0% |
| 14 | Chania | 31.5% |
| 15 | Irakleio | 31.0% |
| 16 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 31.0% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Grevena, Kozani ranks 3 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)
Grevena, Kozani ranks 36 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Aitoloakarnania | 6.5 |
| 34 | Karditsa, Trikala | 6.4 |
| 35 | Kilkis | 6.4 |
| 36 | Grevena, Kozani | 6.3 |
| 37 | Fokida | 6.2 |
| 38 | Chios | 6.2 |
| 39 | Lasithi | 5.9 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Grevena, Kozani ranks 46 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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