Education in Ionia Nisia, Greece: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 21.6% in 2025, against 34.9% for Greece and 36.9% across the EU; 12th highest of 13 regions in Greece.
How many people in the Ionian Islands have a degree?
32,148 residents of the Ionian Islands held a university-level degree in 2021, 157 per 1,000 residents; 5,025 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 646 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in the Ionian Islands?
Unemployment among graduates in the Ionian Islands was 11.4% at the 2021 census, compared with 15.5% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in the Ionian Islands?
The 2021 census recorded 2,787 people in the Ionian Islands who cannot read or write, 13.6 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in the Ionian Islands?
12,280 pupils were enrolled in 103 primary schools in the Ionian Islands at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 1,766 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in the Ionian Islands?
Primary schools in the Ionian Islands had 7.0 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 4th lowest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in the Ionian Islands?
The Ionian Islands had 50 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 6,980 pupils and 1,100 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 6.3 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in the Ionian Islands?
24 gymnasium pupils in the Ionian Islands dropped out during 2023/24, 0.34% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 3rd lowest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many young people in Ionia Nisia are NEET?
24.0% of young people aged 15 to 29 were neither in work nor in education or training (NEET) in 2025, compared with 13.6% nationally and 11.0% in the EU; the highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 25.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Ionia Nisia have no qualifications?
In 2025, 25.5% 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; 5th highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 35.7%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat education do adults in Ionia Nisia have?
53.0% 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; 2nd highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 44.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Ionia Nisia?
Schools in Ionia Nisia taught 12,405 primary pupils and 14,261 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 13.4% of the labour force in the Ionian Islands had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 59 primary pupils in the Ionian Islands stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Ionia Nisia compares with other regions
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Ionia Nisia ranks 12 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 13 | Notio Aigaio | 25.1% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Ionia Nisia ranks 9 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 11.8% |
| 7 | Peloponnisos | 11.5% |
| 8 | Ipeiros | 11.5% |
| 9 | Ionia Nisia | 11.4% |
| 10 | Voreio Aigaio | 11.2% |
| 11 | Crete | 9.0% |
| 12 | Notio Aigaio | 8.9% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Ionia Nisia ranks 10 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dytiki Elláda | 7.2 |
| 8 | Central Macedonia | 7.1 |
| 9 | Ipeiros | 7.0 |
| 10 | Ionia Nisia | 7.0 |
| 11 | Crete | 6.4 |
| 12 | Dytiki Makedonia | 5.9 |
| 13 | Voreio Aigaio | 5.9 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Ionia Nisia ranks 11 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% |
Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training (2025)
Ionia Nisia ranks 1 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ionia Nisia | 24.0% |
| 2 | Ipeiros | 19.7% |
| 3 | Voreio Aigaio | 18.7% |
| 4 | Notio Aigaio | 16.3% |
| 5 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 15.9% |
| 6 | Central Macedonia | 15.2% |
| 7 | Dytiki Makedonia | 15.0% |
Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education (2025)
Ionia Nisia ranks 5 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Ipeiros | 22.2% |
Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary (2025)
Ionia Nisia ranks 2 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voreio Aigaio | 60.6% |
| 2 | Ionia Nisia | 53.0% |
| 3 | Dytiki Makedonia | 52.6% |
| 4 | Sterea Elláda | 50.4% |
| 5 | Peloponnisos | 48.7% |
| 6 | Thessalia | 48.6% |
| 7 | Notio Aigaio | 48.6% |
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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 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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