Education in Kastoria (Dytiki Makedonia, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 28.1% of the economically active population of Kastoria in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 25th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Kastoria have a degree?
7,293 residents of Kastoria held a university-level degree in 2021, 159 per 1,000 residents; 1,279 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 100 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Kastoria?
Unemployment among graduates in Kastoria was 16.5% at the 2021 census, compared with 22.3% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Kastoria?
The 2021 census recorded 466 people in Kastoria who cannot read or write, 10.1 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Kastoria?
2,079 pupils were enrolled in 27 primary schools in Kastoria at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 365 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Kastoria?
Primary schools in Kastoria had 5.7 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 4th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Kastoria?
Kastoria had 16 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 1,243 pupils and 204 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 6.1 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Kastoria?
3 gymnasium pupils in Kastoria dropped out during 2023/24, 0.24% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 10th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 15.8% of the labour force in Kastoria had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 5 primary pupils in Kastoria stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Kastoria compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Kastoria ranks 28 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Arta, Preveza | 28.5% |
| 26 | Pieria | 28.4% |
| 27 | Fthiotida | 28.1% |
| 28 | Kastoria | 28.1% |
| 29 | Fokida | 28.0% |
| 30 | Ikaria, Samos | 28.0% |
| 31 | Rethymni | 27.3% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Kastoria ranks 1 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)
Kastoria ranks 45 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)
Kastoria ranks 39 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Pieria | 0.30% |
| 37 | Rethymni | 0.27% |
| 38 | Zakynthos | 0.27% |
| 39 | Kastoria | 0.24% |
| 40 | Karditsa, Trikala | 0.17% |
| 41 | Florina | 0.15% |
| 42 | Fokida | 0.15% |
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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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