Education in Lefkada (Ionia Nisia, Greece): official figures
Graduates made up 30.6% of the economically active population of Lefkada in 2021 (34.6% in Greece), 18th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Lefkada have a degree?
4,283 residents of Lefkada held a university-level degree in 2021, 188 per 1,000 residents; 545 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 54 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Lefkada?
Unemployment among graduates in Lefkada was 11.7% at the 2021 census, compared with 16.5% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Lefkada?
The 2021 census recorded 379 people in Lefkada who cannot read or write, 16.6 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Lefkada?
1,404 pupils were enrolled in 11 primary schools in Lefkada at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 180 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Lefkada?
Primary schools in Lefkada had 7.8 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 6th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Lefkada?
Lefkada had 7 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 863 pupils and 171 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 5.0 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Lefkada?
1 gymnasium pupils in Lefkada dropped out during 2023/24, 0.12% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 4th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 11.0% of the labour force in Lefkada had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 5 primary pupils in Lefkada stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Lefkada compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Lefkada ranks 18 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 21 | Lesvos, Limnos | 29.6% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Lefkada ranks 28 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Thesprotia | 12.2% |
| 26 | Argolida, Arkadia | 11.9% |
| 27 | Thasos, Kavala | 11.9% |
| 28 | Lefkada | 11.7% |
| 29 | Thessaloniki | 11.7% |
| 30 | Evvoia | 11.6% |
| 31 | Lakonia, Messinia | 11.6% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Lefkada ranks 6 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Xanthi | 8.7 |
| 4 | Larisa | 8.0 |
| 5 | Evvoia | 7.9 |
| 6 | Lefkada | 7.8 |
| 7 | Zakynthos | 7.8 |
| 8 | Ioannina | 7.7 |
| 9 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 7.7 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Lefkada ranks 45 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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