Education in Zakynthos (Ionia Nisia, Greece): official figures
21.3% of the labour force in Zakynthos held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 3rd lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How many people in Zakynthos have a degree?
5,541 residents of Zakynthos held a university-level degree in 2021, 135 per 1,000 residents; 695 of them had a master's or doctorate, including 70 doctorate holders.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyAre graduates unemployed in Zakynthos?
Unemployment among graduates in Zakynthos was 12.8% at the 2021 census, compared with 18.2% for the whole labour force.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the illiteracy rate in Zakynthos?
The 2021 census recorded 421 people in Zakynthos who cannot read or write, 10.2 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 12.5).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many primary schools are there in Zakynthos?
2,725 pupils were enrolled in 21 primary schools in Zakynthos at the end of the 2023/24 school year, taught by 350 teachers.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Zakynthos?
Primary schools in Zakynthos had 7.8 pupils per teacher in 2023/24 (Greece: 7.2), 7th highest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Zakynthos?
Zakynthos had 10 gymnasia (lower secondary schools) with 1,497 pupils and 207 teachers at the end of 2023/24, 7.2 pupils per teacher.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the school dropout rate in Zakynthos?
4 gymnasium pupils in Zakynthos dropped out during 2023/24, 0.27% of enrolments against 0.67% nationally, 11th lowest of 48 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 18.3% of the labour force in Zakynthos had at most a primary-school education in 2021 (9.2% nationally). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 21 primary pupils in Zakynthos stopped attending school without justification in 2023/24. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Zakynthos compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census (2021)
Zakynthos ranks 50 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of the labour force holding a degree, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Lasithi | 24.0% |
| 47 | Kilkis | 23.6% |
| 48 | Voiotia | 23.6% |
| 49 | Chalkidiki | 21.8% |
| 50 | Zakynthos | 21.3% |
| 51 | Dytiki Attiki | 20.4% |
| 52 | Ileia | 18.0% |
Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census (2021)
Zakynthos ranks 16 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate among graduates, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Serres | 13.3% |
| 14 | Drama | 13.1% |
| 15 | Arta, Preveza | 12.9% |
| 16 | Zakynthos | 12.8% |
| 17 | Xanthi | 12.6% |
| 18 | Fthiotida | 12.5% |
| 19 | Kilkis | 12.3% |
Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Zakynthos ranks 7 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 | Thessaloniki | 7.7 |
Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Zakynthos ranks 38 of 48, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gymnasium dropout rate, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Ileia | 0.31% |
| 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% |
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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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